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Joe Henderson

Jazz

1950s - 2000s

A remarkable bebop tenor player with avant garde and Latin influences as well.

Biography

A remarkable tenor player and improviser for the last three decades, Joe Henderson's career began in the '60s on Blue Note. He played a prominent role in seminal records by the diverse likes of Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Eric Dolphy, Andrew Hill, and Larry Young, reflecting a talent that encompassed not only bebop tradition but avant garde and Latin influences as well. The breadth of his tone and his constant invention were finally recognized on a broad scale with the Verve label's support in the '90s.

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