Joe Henderson Quartet Part (1 of 8) 1977

I'm not sure about date - but looking at Mike Hyman (drums) who was 13 in 1967 when Joe signed with Milestone in San Francisco I think 1977 is right (anyway that's the information that was given to me). It was filmed by Swiss-Italian TV company andf later shown (in the 90's I believe) by the French TV channel Messo. So this looks like it's a tour date - Anyone got any more reliable info? Anyway here's the line-up: Steve Erquiaga - guitar; Ratzo Harris - bass; Mike Hyman - drums.( I believe these three guys were active in the Bay area around this time too.)

[@sm26801]

The best tenor sax tone Ive ever heard!

[@tonyaguirre8316]

Man, Joe is the one guy you can listen to every day of your life.

[@jecrispy8217]

I'm no saxo expert and I have never heard of this guy maybe because I'm younger but he is without a doubt in my mind among the best... Coltrane, Shorter, Dex Gordon, Rollins, and the other Sonny. Great music, nothing else to add

[@elliebehrstock6679]

Je Crispy absolutely

[@thebreathalyzer]

Joe Henderson recorded a LOT. By all means find as much as you can and check him out. He's one of the most consistently exciting players ever.

[@djmileski]

You said it!

[@SantAgusti16]

I come back here a few times a year when I need to watch and listen to a true artist, when I need to recharge batteries, when I'm down or simply when I want to have a great time. Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson and Dexter Gordon live are the best medicine for the soul there is, and it's all right to be addicted!

[@wynn52tube]

What a compliment to Joe!! The first time I heard Joe was on Horace Sliver's "Song For My Father". This was about the same time I heard him with Lee Morgan on the Sidewinder. I liked him then and I'm still as impressed as ever. His solos are so lyrical and so well "thought out". What a blessing to be able to hear such giants!!

[@javijazztazz]

Henderson One of my favorites saxophone players

[@Davidrowellbass]

Steve Erquiaga is a pretty cool dude, I met him a few years ago and he showed me a few chord ideas that I was able to work into my bag of tricks. I'll always be thankful for that. Joe Hen is so unique, love it.

[@thelabrooys]

The art of the tenor saxophone in no better hands. Great playing...and I mean great.

[@kingpleasure]

What chops!!! This is the kind of incredible playing that made Joe famous in the 60's. Knocks my socks off every time.

[@TheKontrarian]

he is a fucking BEAST! Always have loved Joe... such an unsung hero!

[@soulvigilante1837]

Proof of the strength of Henderson's compositional skills; a song like "Recorda Me" can sound just as amazing in this configuration as it did on "Page One" fourteen years earlier.

[@hivicar]

There was an obscure alley club we saw Joe at in S.F. at around that time. It was called Gold Street, just below Broadway, a couple blocks from the El Matador, a great Broadway club. Several blocks away was Keystone Korner. Those were great nights! Now the great room we heard Joe is called Bix, and they still feature live jazz. It seems that This date was probably filmed in Italy.

[@jazzaheadandbehind]

Joe is always fabulous no matter who he is playing with! and this is a perfect example of that!! Thank you for the post!

[@docsaxman]

jazzaheadandbehind that’s Ratzo Harris and the young all star drummer. I know these cats. They were all in San Fran. His rhythm was young and super bad and picked by Joe. He was talking them for awhile.

[@jjamesrryan]

Joe is amazing!! Thanks for putting this up!

[@SeanRosati]

Joe has such a great sound!! i love his playing

[@videolover61]

Joe was such a sound musician. He was fearless and so exciting saxophonist. The tenor saxophonists of today make me nuts in how 99% of them just copy Trane, Brecker or Rollins. But Joe was totally his own man.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

I love the distinctive wail he has in some of his stock phrases. The buttery timbre certainly adds to his elegant playing. It's all so f- - - -ing visceral.

[@vitesenzafine]

Yes, it is 1977, probably around March: it was then when I saw this same quartet at the Bergamo Jazz festival, in northern Italy; from there to Lugano, Switzerland, where this set was probably recorded, its about an hour by car.

[@theHellzaPoppinjazz4u]

Splendid ! Thank you Bob !

[@gordeevious]

JoeHen... what a beast!

[@imajeepster]

I wish I'd gotten to see him live!

[@terryyoung-bey6854]

I remember going to see Joe Henderson in Cleveland,Ohio. The club wasn't full at all. This was back in 1970, a memory that's not forgotten. Joe was very talented with the sad.

[@mitchkahle314]

Damn, Joe's tone is astounding.

[@DEONDAT]

Joe is the BEST!

[@billystrayhornsghost]

The Thinking Mans Tenor........

[@Pharb1955]

I first started playing music with Mike Hyman in 1968 when he was 9 years old, not 13. I was 13!

[@DicaMusicalalinesantana]

Joe the Best.

[@Julianleemusic251]

Fine comeback. I could post any video of Lovano that displays his incomparable time, articulation, sound, language, ideas, musicality, etc. but for some reason I doubt you would listen to it. It's funny when someone thinks they've figured it out, when they are really just missing out.

[@nurettinkorkmaz3870]

Very good.

[@GroverPY575]

This is some wonderful Joe Henderson. Great footage. A discussion about great improvisors and no one mentions Wayne Shorter??

[@jazzartpoet]

What a MONSTER he was!

[@pikratewilson6824]

Mike Hyman Is killin !

[@user-fg4fr2bz5y]

Wish you would have listed musicians. Love Joe!!

[@SATOSHEEEE]

I think the sonority of Joe henderson's tenor was better in playing old instruments than new ones. So this sounded very comfortable to me.

[@Julianleemusic251]

Joe Henderson is an absolute master. Masterful sound, time, language, and concept. Truly one of the greatest. But it is NOT true that he is the last great improviser. Someone who believes Joe Lovano has an "obvious dislike for melody" seems like the one whose relatively new to this.

[@user-jn9fw1bl4v]

This song called "Recorda - Me" by joe henderson...

[@sanfordcisco1]

@kwamegeez When Joe plays it with that intro, and at this slightly faster tempo, he quite often called it as its revised name, "no me esqueca", as opposed to its original title, "Recordame".

[@DavidDefries]

Joe out as a single in very sympathetic company

[@a1gold176]

he is truly masterful! But the last? That is very interesting... you don't consider cats like Chris Potter, Joshua Redman, or Kenny Garrett great?

[@JustinDhuffman]

mmmmmm yea

[@FiveofDave]

At about 5:03, Joe hits the slipstream drive and excuses himself from normal space.

[@frankgreen8137]

I never compare sax players- they all have something important to say in their own way....and this guy is f- amazing in his own distinctive way.

[@dneil8867]

Your way of thinking is just like mine, their all great in one way or another. Roland Kirk, Bird, Gordon, Coltrane andJoe are my fav Five. Sonny Stitt etc….. I could go on and on…

[@saxoman1]

I said this on a Coltrane video, but damn, same thing here. The rest of humanity will catch up say... 2040? Cuz this $h1t is just ridiculous!

[@albertjosipovic9139]

its only one joe

[@Pharb1955]

...and Erq looks like Tony Orlando!

[@nickshukla6235]

anyone know what this song is called?

[@innerurge1]

How does this only have 500 upvotes?! And who are the lame 5?

[@jcdrummer589]

I think Mike Hyman was actually about 16-18 years old when he was on the road with Joe. I do think your are close on the performance dates - it was the late 70s..

[@intrepidpooch]

@Aaronlongville Jimi was dead by 1977, kinda looks like Stanley Clarke to me (it's definitely not though), lol!

[@tommonkell]

What tune are they playing in this video?

[@aydenchung5080]

what is this piece called?

[@MrPartidoalto]

How about Wayne Shorter? Our living legend.

[@docsaxman]

MrPartidoalto Joe plays a lot more harmonic changes than Wayne. Wayne is a personal voice but Joe sets a standard of playing changes in a new way that influenced Michael Brecker, Jerry Bergonzi, Branford Marsalis and myself. Wayne also influenced all of us yet it’s clear that Joe is a thinking harmonic man and Wane went a different way. For study Joe is one of THE go to cats.

[@Starz672]

He played lots of C's, B's, and A's.

[@Julianleemusic251]

also, your entitled to your own beliefs and if you really believe Joe was the last great, that's your own valid opinion. I just believe it creates an air of pessimism for aspiring musicians

[@SwolePorter]

sorry its "recordeme"

[@stevedepra]

hahahaha It’s RECORDAME you moe ron.

[@Claudiobenyossef]

Escreva no youtube MORAISITO AMETISTA e se possível, não veja essa música como simples música... Não veja as fotos como simples fotos, Se for possível, não veja esse video...

[@Julianleemusic251]

What pleasure do you get from judging an art form? Especially when your judgments are false?

[@LeighHughesSenlis]

To put it simply and bluntly, the sax solo is too long.

[@Redthirteenjamie]

Leigh Hughes Jelly? lol

[@LeighHughesSenlis]

No, custard, haw haw.

[@Redthirteenjamie]

Leigh Hughes Touché

[@jazzfan2222]

To put it simply and bluntly, you're opinions are lame af boi

[@zangsax]

His band , his tune, people came to hear him play. He did. Nobody gives a shit what Leigh thinks.