Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe - LP Vinyl

Part of Blue Note's 75th Anniversary Vinyl Initiative. Classic early work by Joe Henderson - very well titled with the use of "mode", given the new sound and new direction Henderson was taking his tenor in the 60s! The album's got Joe working at the head of an all-great lineup that includes Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, and Bobby Hutcherson - the last of whom really brings in some tremendous moments to the record, using vibes to create a slightly off-kilter feel that pushes the set from straight hardbop into the modern realm with traces of "new thing" tones and colors. Joe's solos are incredible - searing, searching, yet still pulsing with an undeniably soulful rhythm