Joe Henderson Trio - Ask me Now (Monk) 1993

[chriss1152]

i love the way he plays this is why i want to learn to play the tenor sax and because john Coltrane

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[DwightHowardSup3rman]

This is my uncle I'm only 15 but i still admire him, they have this section in our local museum dedicated to him R.I.P unc...

[ayhanlina]

Mastepiece...

[lucabrasi123451]

Is this from a DVD? If so what is the name of it?

[blackandtanful]

王道!ﾒｲﾝ･ｽﾄﾘｰﾑ､多くのｼﾞｬｽﾞﾒﾝを支えつづけた­ｼﾞｮｰ･ﾍﾝﾀﾞｰｿﾝ､モンクの曲を切々とサックスで紡ぐ!­～ﾏｯｺｲも微笑むヨ! #jazzm

[Micheltuyauterie]

My hero...

[2fat2die]

Krass!



[unclejunglebass]

everybody needs to go to the itunes store and get "an evening with joe henderson." great version of this tune is on that album. and charlie haden and al foster make it swing like hell.

[blackandtanful]

６０年代から､オーソにｼﾞｬｽﾞを支え続けたテナー巨人ｼﾞｮ­ｰ･ﾍﾝﾀﾞｰｿﾝ､ﾊﾝｺｯｸ､ﾀｲﾅｰとの共演で名演残す!­～いぶし銀ソロ #jazzm

[boxing1000]

Joe had one of the most unique styles of playing the saxophone.A true master...

[MrSuperninjas]

they both were and are still,! one of a kind..the music runs thru their blood!

[MrSuperninjas]

they both were and are still,! one of a kind

[dreadtodred]

Joe had a smooth careful and rounded sound,

[tompooop]

who is the bassist?

[Aaronlongville]

@tompooop Looks like Dave Holland, not sure though, all i know is that Dave Holland played in this trio at other gigs

[tompooop]

who is the bassist?

[Saxophonist1990]

am i the only person having a pretty bad soundquality on thisone? any advices how i could fix that?

[barisaxomaphone]

I can see a lot of where Brecker got his Cadenza ideas from with this kind of stuff.

[bobjazz11]

@barisaxomaphone

.. I can hear Michael Brecker 'getting' a lot of ideas from Joe Henderson in his playing - but I can't hear anything in Joe Henderson's playing that come from Brecker

[barisaxomaphone]

@bobjazz11 That's because Joe Henderson predates Michael Brecker.

[bobjazz11]

@barisaxomaphone

That's an interesting reason ... i tend to think that Joe was more his own man ... but of course that's only my opinion.

[barisaxomaphone]

@bobjazz11 When I say predates predates I mean Joe Henderson was playing before Michael Brecker. So it would be impossible for Joe Henderson to get ideas from Brecker.

[bobjazz11]

@barisaxomaphone

Not sure I follow you ... They were both contemporaries from '70's (when the Brecker Brother's began recording,until Joe's death in 2001), so Joe Henderson had 30 years to 'be influenced' by Mike Brecker - had he heard any ideas that he wanted to be 'influenced by'

... - In my opinion Joe Henderson was a great original creative stylist (which for me is what Jazz is about); and Brecker was an truly excellent saxophone player (whatever that is ultimately supposed to mean).

[rodite]

@bobjazz11

Never ceases to amaze me the "comments" I read. Joe is the link to the "modern" jazz approach. By that he's one of the guys who starts playing in the bop/post bop era who brings in a ton of what we players today consider the modern language. One of the player post Coltrane who marries the traditional appoach with modern harmonic concepts. Brecker, Berg Liebman are all post Coltranist although they sound totally modern. Check out any interview from them.

[bobjazz11]

@rodite

Hi

Well Joe wasn't a post 'Coltrane' player for me .. I hear him as a contemporary, like Rollins - although Joe was younger by about ten years I think. His Bluenote material (including guest albums like The real McCoy) to my ears are very individualistic and I think he already had his own unique voice by this time.

I don't take much notice of interviews - any player can claim to be 'influenced', but I suspect that is often more a case of 'wanting to be a member of the club'.

[unclejunglebass]

@bobjazz11 i agree. i dont hear that much trane in joe's playing.

[Aaronlongville]

@bobjazz11 you got it man, joe was original, the real deal

[Giuzep89]

Stunning time feeling, beautiful note choice, unique timbre..............

It's Joe.

[yalcos4]

lets just say ..he knows the changes.

[bobjazz11]

@yalcos4

:-)

[yoyo23man23]

He is was the best in my opinion.

[BossTenor]

Joe Henderson, one of the all time greats !

[MattOttoJazz]

Beautiful!

[choperudo]

no se escucha un joraca

[paperoga58]

fantastico joe

[jeremiathirtythree]

Wonderful. Intuition. Sound. Story-telling. Phrasing. Sensibility. Music. I love it.

[johnnyguitarcarson]

7:52

[ponchocervantes]

dave holland...damn!

[laczkogyula]

hogy tud az oreg baszki,adok el mindent

[SaxHero]

Joe never ceases to amaze me. I've never heard anyone play that much saxophone and still be so musical about it. He had such command of the saxophone and such a heightened sense of musicality. I want to be like Joe when I "grow up".

[freekazoid8489]

@SaxHero I want to some day meet someone who can play like J Henderson and play with him/her

[1jazzsoul]

Joe is a national treasure. Totally agree with your point, Bob, on Joe's performance of the material. And the Dave Holland bass solo is priceless! Thanks so much for posting this!!!!!

[kylegeee]

I like this.

[krasila]

Papa Joe !

[TomasTrulsson]

True beauty!!

[sc2man13]

Al Foster is quickly becoming one of my favorite Jazz drummers

[MarkR1957]

Although not a popular opinion with the Coltrane freaks, I agree. Coltrane did have his moments - his playing on "Kind of Blue" was his best, I feel. But, he was largely over-rated. That "sheets of sound" stuff could really get on your nerves . . . .

If the 'Trane freaks really ever actually listened to Joe Henderson in comparison, they would see - but not admit - that Joe was a much better player, in every respect.

One man's opinion, anyway ~

[HiL1KuS09]

can't say i totally agree. They had completely different styles, trying to way different things. Joe couldn't pull off half the stuff Trane does, but vice versa. They're not even comparable. Both of them best at they're OWN playing.

[HiL1KuS09]

this was in response to 570395521's comment.

[chriscorso1]

truth in music likes raw!

[kellagrado]

I don't prefer his technical improvising. I would rather hear loud, brilliant playing or have him play with the music. Unfortunately this song of his doesn't do it for me

[Jazzman555]

bro its not his song its a monk tune.

[bobjazz11]

Exactly - and unlike a lot of players, Joe Henderson engages with Monk's material in the sympathetic and creative way - He doesn't just blow the changes.

Bob

[soulconcern]

Yeah, but in a jazz improvisation as open and free as this one he make it his own composition. However, I don't think this was his shining moment, either. And as far as the Tenor Heavyweights who have been mentioned so far, I think Wayne Shorter bests them all in terms of being a God in both performance AND composition.

[bobjazz11]

My comments re Joe Henderson were concerned with the relationship between Monk's original composition/performance (the two are, in my view, inseparable - particularly with Monk) ; and the degree to which Henderson reflects his own appreciation of the original material during this particular improvisation. Rather than using it to further an opinion as to who is top of some fruitless 'Celestial League Table of Great Saxophonists' - a rather pointless and depressing pursuit - in my opinion

Bob

[triadpairs]

Most sensible response I've ever seen on Youtube, Bob. And thank you for this incredible material!

[570395521]

Cool thanks When J. Henderson plays I never hear I human playing notes I hear an artist,and a great one, Sonny Rollins is a close second

[Luaptalpac]

Although I've been a fan for years, it just stroke me that Joe Henderson is one of the few saxophonists (with Sonny Rollins) who can express joy as well as sorrow (the latter being much more usual than the first) on his horn...

[tk100]

luaptalpac

You're so damn right. It makes your heart sank and rise every time you listen to the man.

I'm not religious, but thanks heaven for giving us such an angelic melody.

I'm going quite now...

[saxcollosus]

This take on "ask me now" is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

[ricbear]

Can't get much better than that - and with Dave Holland on bass and Al Foster on drums!

[mafatu69]

I've always heard the tune as a ballad, and I love this take on it. Beauty! Thanks for sharing.

[gr00vingb0y]

loco

[PabloVestory]

Very nice