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Our Thing (album)

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Released
  
End of May 1964

Length
  
45:49

Artist
  
Joe Henderson

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
September 9, 1963

Our Thing(1963)
  
In 'n Out(1964)

Release date
  
May 1964

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Studio
  
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Joe Henderson albums, Jazz albums

Our Thing is the second release by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson on Blue Note. It features performances by Henderson, Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca and Eddie Khan of originals by Henderson and Dorham. The CD reissue added a bonus take of "Teeter Totter".

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "Even at this relatively early stage, Joe Henderson showed his potential as a great tenorman.".

Track listing

  1. "Teeter Totter" (Henderson) – 8:33
  2. "Pedro's Time"(Dorham) – 10:04
  3. "Our Thing" (Henderson) – 5:36
  4. "Back Road" (Dorham) – 6:19
  5. "Escapade" (Dorham) – 8:05
  6. "Teeter Totter" [alternate take] – 7:10 Bonus track on CD

Musicians

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Eddie Khan – bass
  • Pete La Roca – drums

    • Production

  • Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
  • Michael Cuscuna – reissue
  • Kenny Dorham – liner notes
  • Alfred Lion – producer
  • Reid Miles – design, cover design
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering, digital remastering
  • Francis Wolff – photography, cover photo

    • Songs

    1Teeter Totter8:33
    2Pedro's Time10:05
    3Our Thing5:36

    References

    Our Thing (album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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