Joe Henderson And Kikuchi, Hino - In Concert (1971) [2015 We Remember Poo Series]

An excellent album – and one of Joe Henderson's boldest sets from the early 70s! The record features Joe working with a hip group of young Japanese players that includes Terumasa Hino on trumpet and Masabumi Kikuchi on piano and electric piano – and the sextet format of the session stretches way past Joe's other Japanese recording from the time, which was issued in the US on Milestone. This one features very long tracks, with tremendous intensity from both the group and Joe, who's got a real edginess to his playing here. Includes a version of "So What", plus the originals "Sunrise In Tokyo" and "Get Magic Again".

Tracks:

01 - Sunrise In Tokyo
02 - So What
03 - Get Magic Again

Personnel:

Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
Terumasa Hino - trumpet
Kousuke Mine - alto and soprano saxophones
Masabumi Kikuchi - piano, electric piano
Yoshio Suzuki - bass
Hiroshi Murakami & Yoshiyuki Nakamura - drums