Joe Henderson Mode for Joe (Classic Vinyl Series)

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed at Optimal!
Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson capped off his run of five sublime 1960s Blue Note leader dates with his 1966 classic Mode for Joe, an album bursting with vigor and vitality that found Henderson expanding his palette with a septet of colorful figures including Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Cedar Walton on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. The band delivers six powerful performances, playing with white-hot intensity on Henderson's originals "A Shade of Jade," "Caribbean Fire Dance," and "Granted," as well as Morgan's swinger "Free Wheelin'." But it's the remarkable title track by Walton that emerges as the standout of the set, a modal masterpiece where the leader summons one of his most transcendent and visceral solo statements.
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
"...a great example of modern jazz at its best....one of the sax legend's most intriguing albums." - Eric Starr, AllMusic.com, 4.5/5 stars

Features:

• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• 180g Vinyl LP
• All-Analog Pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians:

• Bobby Hutcherson, marimba
• Cedar Walton, piano
• Curtis Fuller, trombone
• Joe Chambers, drums
• Joe Henderson, tenor sax
• Lee Morgan, trumpet
• Ron Carter, bass

Selections:

Side A
1. A Shade of Jade
2. Mode for Joe
3. Black
Side B
1. Caribbean Fire Dance
2. Granted
3. Free Wheelin'