Joe Henderson - Power To The People
ARTIST.....: Joe Henderson
TITLE......: Power To The People
LABEL......: Milestone
URL........: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Henderson
RIP DATE...: Jul-23-2007
STORE DATE.: Apr-20-2007
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 59,4 MB
Track Listing:
01 - black narcissus 04:51
02 - afro-centric 07:04
03 - opus one-point-five 04:56
04 - isotope 04:56
05 - power to the people 08:44
06 - lazy afternoon 04:36
07 - foresight and afterthought 07:32
(an impromptu suite)
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42:39 min
Release Notes:
Power To the People
Joe Henderson | Milestone
By David Rickert
The late sixties were an exciting time for jazz, although not a
lucrative one. Faced with a declining market share due to the
popularity of rock music, jazz musicians were forced to find an
audience by pursuing new avenues in composition and
instrumentation.
Joe Henderson, a much beloved player for the Blue Note label was
dropped in the late sixties. Orrin Keepnews, who certainly could
recognize great talent when he saw it, signed him to his newly
formed Milestone label. This 1969 release finds Henderson with a
near perfect rhythm section. It features imaginative compositions
that easily make it a highlight of the accomplished musicianÆs
career.
Power to the People is an appropriate title for a session filled
with the sense of urgency and charisma found here. Henderson took
a page from the compositional methods of the Miles Davis quintet
from a few years back in that many of the compositions feature the
same dark corners and ambiguous chord structures of that famous
group. Only ôIncognitoö harkens back to an earlier time in
HendersonÆs career.
Henderson has, for the most part, abandoned the harsh tone of his
earlier releases for a more smoothed over sound, giving up nothing
in confidence. Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter are session musicians
here, featured both on acoustic and electric instruments.
Jack DeJohnette, another master who would contribute heavily to
MilesÆ electric period, provides skilled drumming in the
background. As an added bonus, two selections feature Mike
Lawrence, a promising trumpeter who died in 1983.
As part of the Keepnews Collection, the sound on this release is
superb. Carter is served especially well--every note is clearly
heard. HancockÆs electric piano, at times both burbling in the
background and providing an acid sting, is also crisp.
While signed to the Blue Note label, Henderson provided seminal
releases in the accepted format. On many levels, Power to the
People is more satisfying, a neglected gem that showcases an
artist reaching for all that he can accomplish.
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