Joe Henderson in Japan
{{Infobox album
| name = Joe Henderson in Japan
| type = Live
| artist = Joe Henderson
| cover = Joe Henderson in Japan.jpg
| alt =
| released = End of April/early May 1973[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Joe+Henderson+in+Japan&pg=PA56 Billboard May 12, 1971]
| recorded = August 4, 1971
| venue = Junk Club, Tokyo
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 45:02
| label = Milestone
MSP 9047
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| prev_title = In Pursuit of Blackness
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Black Is the Color
| next_year = 1972
}}
Joe Henderson in Japan is a live album by American saxophonist Joe Henderson, recorded in 1971 at Junk Club in Tokyo, and released on Milestone Records in 1973. Henderson is joined by Japanese musicians Hideo Ichikawa on electric piano, bassist Kunimitsu Inaba and drummer Motohiko Hino.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r140577 |title=Joe Henderson in Japan – Joe Henderson | AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |accessdate=17 July 2011}}
| rev2 = All About Jazz
| rev2Score = (very favorable){{cite web |url= http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=5673 |title=Joe Henderson: Joe Henderson In Japan |first=Derek |last=Taylor |date= 1 June 2000|work=allaboutjazz.com |accessdate=27 August 2013}}
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 100
}}
|rev4 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=688}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "Performing at the Junk Club in Tokyo, Henderson is joined by an all-Japanese rhythm section 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."
Track listing
- "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 12:38
- "Out 'N' In" (Joe Henderson) – 9:08
- "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:29
- "Junk Blues" (Joe Henderson) – 14:46
Personnel
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
- Hideo Ichikawa – electric piano
- Kunimitsu Inaba – bass
- Motohiko Hino – drums
References
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