Straight, No Chaser (Joe Henderson album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Straight, No Chaser

| type = Live album

| artist = Joe Henderson

| cover = Straight, No Chaser (Joe Henderson album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 1996

| recorded = April 21, 1968

| venue =

| studio = Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD

| genre = Jazz

| length = 70:49

| label = Verve

| producer =

| prev_title = Four

| prev_year = 1968

| next_title = Power to the People

| next_year = 1968

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r240619 |title=Straight, No Chaser – Joe Henderson | AllMusic |first=Scott |last=Yanow |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=17 July 2011}}

}}

Straight, No Chaser is an album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Verve label. It was recorded on April 21, 1968 and featuring a live performance by Henderson with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. The recording was not released until 1996. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although Henderson had not played with the other musicians before, they blend together quite well and obviously inspired each other".Yanow, S. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r240619|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review] accessed March 12, 2009. Further selections from this concert were released as Four.

Track listing

  1. "Straight, No Chaser" (Monk) – 14:40
  2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) – 8:19
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Porter) – 9:28
  4. "If You Could See Me Now" (Dameron, Sigman) – 8:39
  5. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Lerner, Lane) – 11:51
  6. "Limehouse Blues" (Braham, Furber) – 6:37
  7. "Pfrancing" (Davis) – 9:02
  8. "The Theme" (Davis) – 2:13

Personnel

References