The Elements (Joe Henderson album)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Elements

| type = studio

| artist = Joe Henderson

| cover = The_Elements_Joe.jpg

| alt =

| released = Mid May 1974[https://books.google.com/books?id=awkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Joe+Henderson+Elements&pg=PA65 Billboard May 25, 1974]

| recorded = October 15 & 17, 1973
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-bop, avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion

| length = 41:36

| label = Milestone
MSP 9053

| producer = Orrin Keepnews

| prev_title = Multiple

| prev_year = 1973

| next_title = Canyon Lady

| next_year = 1973

}}

The Elements is an album by the American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1974 on Milestone. The musicians included violinist Michael White, bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Leon Chancler, percussionist Kenneth Nash, and featured guest Alice Coltrane on keyboards & harp.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r140571}}

|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev3Score = {{rating|2|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

}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|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=689}}

}}