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Review 1
Trumpeter Kenny Dorham again looms large on Joe Henderson's second release as a leader, Our Thing. As Bob Blumenthal explains in his new liners for the RVG Edition, Henderson and his mentor were pooling their resources around this time, essentially co-leading bands in order to secure more opportunities. Three of the album's five tunes are by Dorham - the midtempo swinger "Pedro's Time," the haunting "Escapade," and the loping "Back Road," which contains echoes of the Jazz Messenger classics "Moanin'" and "Blues March." Henderson contributed the title track, a brisk, bop-infused line with an odd, rhythmically contrasting bridge; and "Teeter Totter," a fast blues that borrows its turnaround from "Freddie Freeloader" and is heard in a cooking alternate take at the end of the program.
Drummer Pete La Roca, who played on Henderson's debut, Page One, remains in the fold here, joining bassist Eddie Khan in an exalted rhythmic kinship. But perhaps the most intriguing element is pianist Andrew Hill, making a relatively rare sideman appearance and bringing his off-kilter harmonic sensibility to the proceedings. Roughly half a year later, Dorham and Henderson would appear together on Hill's magnum opus, Point of Departure. |
Players
Kenny Dorham : Trumpet, Joe Henderson : Sax (Tenor), Andrew Hill : Piano, Eddie Khan : Bass, Pete LaRoca : Drums, Pete Roca : Drums |
Tracks
1. Teeter Totter
2. Pedro's Time
3. Our Thing
4. Back Road
5. Escapade
6. Teeter Totter - (bonus track, alternate take) |
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