Recorded August 4, 1971 Length 45:02 Release date 1971 Label Blue Note Records | Venue Junk Club, Tokyo Artist Joe Henderson Producer Orrin Keepnews Genre Jazz | |
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Released End of April/early May 1971 Joe Henderson in Japan
(1971) Black Is the Color
(1972) Similar Joe Henderson albums, Jazz albums | ||
Joe Henderson in Japan is a live album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Milestone Records in 1971. In the early 1970s jazz was not enjoying an explosion of popularity in the land of its birth. In Japan, the story was different. The country's jazz listeners came to the music full of appreciation that grows from deep knowledge, and they knew Joe Henderson. No young modern jazz player had created more excitement and interest in Japan. When he arrived for an engagement in Tokyo at a club with the piquant name Junk Club, anticipation was running high. Joining a local rhythm section, he rewarded his fans with some of the most inspired performances of his career. According to the jazz historian Bill Kirchner:
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Performing at the Junk Club in Tokyo, Henderson is joined by an all-Japanese rhythm section (electric pianist Hideo Ichikawa, bassist Kunimitsu Inaba, and drummer Motohiko Hino) on lengthy versions of "'Round Midnight," "Blue Bossa," and his two originals "Out 'n' In" and "Junk Blues." Henderson sounds quite inspired throughout the set, and the obscure rhythm section (only Hino is known in the U.S.) really pushes him. An underrated gem."
Track listing
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 12:38
- "Out 'N' In" (Joe Henderson) – 9:08
- "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:29
- "Junk Blues" (Joe Henderson) – 14:46
Personnel
Songs
1Blue Bossa8:02
2Recorda Me6:02
3Our Thing5:37