Joe Henderson - In Japan (1971) 320 kbps

Tracklist

1. 'Round Midnight (Hanighen, Monk, Williams) 12:35
2. Out 'N' In (Henderson) 9:03
3. Blue Bossa (Dorham) 8:25
4. Junk Blues (Henderson) 14:46

Recorded at the Junk Club, Tokyo, for Victor Musical Industries of Japan; August 4, 1971.

personnel :

Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Hideo Ichikawa – electric piano
Kunimitsu Inaba – bass
Motohiko Hino – drums

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson is heard in peak form throughout this set. 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.~Scott Yanow