1. Ask Me Now
2. Serenity
3. Beatrice
4. Invitation
Artiest:
Gast artiest(en): Al Foster, Charlie Haden
This album is one of the greatest
saxophone/jazz/MUSIC albums ever made, simply catching Joe Henderson, Charlie
Haden & Al Foster in concert one day in Italy 1987. This was a one-off
concert, was done with no rehearsal, and the result documents what jazz can be
when it is at it's best.
Joe's amazing sense of architecture, his original
harmonic approach, his funkiness, ability to go in & out as well as his
overwhelming originality and depth of emotion is at full display here. He is
simply one of the greatest saxplayers ever! And Charlie Haden & Al Foster
are themselves delivering truly inspiring performances.
From a technical perspective the album is not a
"slick" production, like some of the later Verve albums. However, this one
really captures Joe Henderson's great tone on his instrument, and the basssound
is also well recorded. The drumsound is probably not quite what it should be,
but Al Foster plays so great it makes you forget.
John Scofield has called this album his "bible".
When you listen to it you'll know why! It is up there with anything John
Coltrane or Sonny Rollins has done.
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