Big Band (Joe Henderson album)

Big Band is a 1997 album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, the fourth of the five albums he recorded with Verve Records at the end of his career. As the title suggests, it contains arrangements for a full big band.

Big Band
Studio album by
Released1997
RecordedMar 16, 1992;
Jun 24 & 26, 1996
GenreJazz
Length60:05
LabelVerve
ProducerRichard Seidel, Joe Henderson, Bob Belden, Don Sickler
Joe Henderson chronology
Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
(1995)
Big Band
(1997)
Porgy & Bess
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are composed by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. "Without a Song" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 5:24
  2. "Isotope" – 5:20
  3. "Inner Urge" – 9:01
  4. "Black Narcissus" – 6:53
  5. "A Shade Of Jade" – 8:22
  6. "Step Lightly" – 7:19
  7. "Serenity" – 5:52
  8. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:30
  9. "Recordame (Recuerdame)" – 7:25

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Gioffre, Daniel (2011). "Big Band - Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 689. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.