Straight, No Chaser (Joe Henderson album)

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Straight, No Chaser
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Live album by
Joe Henderson
Released1968
RecordedApril 21, 1968
StudioLeft Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, MD
GenreJazz
Length70:49
LabelVerve
Joe Henderson chronology
Four
(1968) 		Straight, No Chaser
(1968) 		Power to the People
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

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 Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and 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".[2] 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[]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "Straight, No Chaser – Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic review accessed March 12, 2009.
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