The Kicker (Joe Henderson album)

The Kicker
Studio album by
Joe Henderson
ReleasedEnd of January 1968[1]
RecordedAugust 10, 1967
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:54
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Joe Henderson chronology
Mode for Joe
(1966) 		The Kicker
(1968) 		Tetragon
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The Kicker is the sixth album by jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and his first to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded on August 10, 1967, with one track originating from a later session on September 27, and contains performances by Henderson with trumpeter Mike Lawrence, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Louis Hayes. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Joe Henderson's first recording for Milestone was very much a continuation of the adventurous acoustic music he had recorded previously for Blue Note".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Henderson except where noted.

  1. "Mamacita" – 3:24
  2. "The Kicker" – 4:09
  3. "Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) – 4:40
  4. "If" – 5:37
  5. "Nardis" (Davis) – 4:44
  6. "Without a Song" (Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) – 6:03
  7. "O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)" (de Moraes, Gilbert, Jobim) – 5:35
  8. "Mo' Joe" – 4:09
  • Recorded on August 10 (tracks 1-6 & 8) & September 27 (track 7), 1967

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Feb 3, 1968
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S.. The Kicker at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 100. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.