Review
by Thom Jurek
Tenor giant Joe Henderson worked with Milestone Records for eight years. While he is best remembered for his Blue Note period, Henderson issued some truly great recordings for Milestone. His volume in the label's Milestone Profiles series is one of the best in the bunch. While fans can argue endlessly about what to include or leave off in a best-of series, it's difficult to argue Nick Phillips' choices. Arranged aesthetically -- more like a Henderson mix -- rather than chronologically, the music skips back and forth across his career. There are the tough, bluesy, funky numbers like his "Mamacita" with Grachan Moncur, Louis Hayes, Kenny Barron, and Ron Carter, as well as his stunning "Black Narcissus" with Herbie Hancock, Carter, and Jack DeJohnette. Hancock's electric piano is a deeply atmospheric instrument, full of shimmering light and shadow, as Henderson plays some of the sweetest, most lyrical, and most gentle tenor of his long professional career. His collaboration with Japanese jazz musicians is heard on the burning "Out 'N' In." Another stellar moment in this collection of so many of them is "Black Is the Color (Of My True Love's Mind)," where he takes the John Jacob Niles folk tune and reinvents it harmonically with guitarist George Wadenius, pianist George Cables, (electric piano), bassist Dave Holland, Airto, and DeJohnette playing not only drums but a second electric piano. A tune that walks on the edge of "out," it is nonetheless a melodic dream of improvisation and close listening. His knotty, humorous, and butt funky "Recorda Me," is re-presented here as "No Me Esqueça," with Stanley Clarke, Lenny White and Cables (again on electric piano) with Curtis Fuller and Pete Yellen. Henderson was one of those players who excelled in any setting -- electric, acoustic, bop, out, soul -- he firmly inhabited them all. This set is fine and argumentative proof not only for the saxophonist and bandleader, but also for Joe Henderson the composer.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/milestone-profiles-mw0000766585?1649875690513
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Reseña
por Thom Jurek
El gigante del tenor Joe Henderson trabajó con Milestone Records durante ocho años. Aunque es más recordado por su etapa en Blue Note, Henderson realizó algunas grabaciones realmente buenas para Milestone. Su volumen en la serie Milestone Profiles del sello es uno de los mejores del grupo. Aunque los aficionados pueden discutir infinitamente sobre lo que se debe incluir o dejar de lado en una serie de best-of, es difícil discutir las elecciones de Nick Phillips. Ordenada estéticamente -más bien como una mezcla de Henderson- en lugar de cronológicamente, la música salta de un lado a otro de su carrera. Hay números duros, blues y funky como su "Mamacita" con Grachan Moncur, Louis Hayes, Kenny Barron y Ron Carter, así como su impresionante "Black Narcissus" con Herbie Hancock, Carter y Jack DeJohnette. El piano eléctrico de Hancock es un instrumento profundamente atmosférico, lleno de luces y sombras brillantes, mientras Henderson toca algunos de los tenores más dulces, líricos y suaves de su larga carrera profesional. Su colaboración con músicos de jazz japoneses se escucha en la ardiente "Out 'N' In". Otro momento estelar en esta colección de tantos es "Black Is the Color (Of My True Love's Mind)", donde toma la melodía folk de John Jacob Niles y la reinventa armónicamente con el guitarrista George Wadenius, el pianista George Cables, (piano eléctrico), el bajista Dave Holland, Airto, y DeJohnette tocando no sólo la batería sino un segundo piano eléctrico. Una melodía que camina al borde del "out", es sin embargo un sueño melódico de improvisación y escucha cercana. Su nudoso, humorístico y a tope funky "Recorda Me", se vuelve a presentar aquí como "No Me Esqueça", con Stanley Clarke, Lenny White y Cables (de nuevo al piano eléctrico) con Curtis Fuller y Pete Yellen. Henderson era uno de esos músicos que sobresalían en cualquier entorno - eléctrico, acústico, bop, out, soul - los habitaba firmemente todos. Este conjunto es una prueba fina y argumentada no sólo para el saxofonista y director de banda, sino también para Joe Henderson el compositor.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/milestone-profiles-mw0000766585?1649875690513
1 - Mamacita
2 - Black Narcissus
3 - Out 'n' In
4 - Blue Bossa
5 - Black Is The Color (Of My True Loves Mind)
6 - No Me Esqueca
7 - Gazelle
8 - Canyon Lady
9 - The Bead Game
Label: Milestone – MCD-30021-2, Universal Music Group – 0882072300989
Country: Europe
Released: 2006
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/6813988-Joe-Henderson-Milestone-Profiles
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