In 'N Out

What a pleasure to listen to this record. The sound is terrific, which is expected in a AAA released mastered by KG. There's no any type of background noise and the vinyl is completely flat. The graphics in the cover are very beautiful, with high resolution images. The cover itself is not made of the same delux material as the tone poet releases, but the overall feeling is great. An incredible release for an incredible price. Highly recommended!!

Very beautiful album. The Blue Note 80 release is mastered very nicely and the 180 gram vinyl should hold up and not warp. Highly recommend!

I had never heard this record,before buying it,a couple of months ago. Of course,I know Joe (all bop fans should). And,having brought Kenny Dorham with him,I knew it was sure thing. While I'm not the biggest McCoy Tyner fan in the world (utmost respect notwithstanding)this set is great. And,where Tyner goes,so goes Elvin Jones. Richard Davis is always welcome. So here it is: Joe's opener,title tune "In'N Out" is definately hard bop. This is some seriously 'bad,bad' stuff! Joe hits it once,then,gets right to the point: SMOKE!Richard is in there strong. Elvin's hustle is no big surprise. McCoy is his usually abstract self,(fastest fingers on earth)jammin'hard,when up pops KD. Kenny comes up 'blowin'(what else?)smoke',before Joe comes back to continue where he left off.Joe themes(once)and is gone. You don't hear great hard bop everyday. This is IT! "Punjab" is Kenny's (I think). This is my foremost on the set. The theme is a cool,laid back, easy swinger that sounds like KD. Joe comes out first,"jumpin' with swing" or "swinging with jump", which ever one perfers. It's Joe; and it's good. KD is a little abstact,here,or maybe just very serious. He puts down an excellent solo. McCoy swings beautifully,with strong work from Elvin and Richard. "Serenity" is an equally sharp,yet laid-back swinger,with Kenny leading off on a cool'drive' that I thought should have been longer,but,not bad,at all. Joe's solo IS longer and meticulously sharp. McCoy's solo is really great;swung with artful finesse. Richard gets off a very cool solo, as well. Again,the theme is really great. I remember Kenny's "Short Story" as the title tune from one of his Prestige albums. Here,the intro is a little different,but the track is still a "smoker".Kenny comes out "cookin'", with McCoy(also "cookin'")right behind him. Joe just gets down to some serious swinging. McCoy does likewise. Elvin gets off some 'fours' with Joe, before embellishing on KD's already slick theme. "Brown's Town" is either Joe's or McCoy's. Abstact in an 'old-fashioned' sort of way. Medium-tempoed. KD leads off,swinging moderately. McCoy's solo is excellent,while typical McCoy Tyner. Richard is next,with some most-emphatic bass. Joe does not solo,here,but the CD does contain an alternate track of "In N Out". If you know Joe Henderson, you know that this is a great CD to have. If you don't, this is a great place to start.

Joe Henderson is one of my favorite tenor saxophonists.#1.......John Coltrane#2.......Michael Brecker#3.....Joe Henderson

good

Great album

Henderson in his classic Blue Note days. How can you go wrong?

Great album by a master saxophonist.

CD Review: Blue Note/EMI RVG Edition 2004The sound quality is OK but limited especially as the sound stage sounds rather strange. The balance between the left and right hand channels seems at times to be out of sync. The instruments can seem to come forward then recede which just sounds strange. The piano’s solo sound is great but then it retreats into the murk depths.An indifferent mix spoils some great music.I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile. • Clarity – Good, crisp, sharp, detailed • Channel separation – good use of left and right channels with reasonable centre stereo image • Channel balance – reasonable, whilst good use is made of the left and right channels with a reasonable centre stereo image there is sometimes an imbalance with an audio “void” on the or the weaker left channel • Sound Stage – wide but with issues resulting from the mix. Sounds lop sided on some tracks being very right channel heavy. This is particularly so when the horns are playing. • Distortion – non audible • Compression – this recording has reasonable power and punch. It does not sound as if one volume level fits all. It is however a little constrained. • Atmosphere – sense of space and place is absent. Sounds very much a studio recording. Can verge towards the cold and impersonal. • Bass – low frequencies The acoustic bass is audible but quite faint on some tracks. The bass sound is not particularly rich and mellow. It’s there. The full panoply of the drum kit is audible but the sound is quite soft and far back in the mix. The detail of the various drums is audible but they are a bit lacking in tone and texture. • Treble – high frequencies – the cymbals are quite bright but have a “samey” sound. The piano has a realistic if somewhat limited tone. The detail and note decay is audible. The trumpet and sax have on occasion some edge and punch. They can also soar they sound reined in. The failings would seem to lie in a rather patchy mix which comes and goes. • Vocals - noneAs a general rule of thumb recordings from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are nearly always better on the original vinyl. Remasters often fail to please as it’s just not possible to make a silk purse from a sows ear, i.e. the original recording lacks the necessary detail to be processed digitally and show an audible improvement. Indeed such processing can make the sound worse.Modern recordings which have been processed digitally from start to finish can be as good as vinyl. CD’s are often unfairly criticised for being poor quality. This is not the case, it is the original recording or the process which is to blame. Modern “remasters” can both enhance and degrade a recording. The statement GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) is the limiting factor. Ignore this at your cost.

Very good hard bop album. The title track and Punjab are excellent. Great pressing too. A must buy!

Joe is the best

The first album was a bit lacklustre and to set in a bossa nova groove, but this is the real deal, Henderson darts and dives through each number with an inventiveness and sheer drive that in my opinion puts him up there with Coltrane and Rollins. Backed by the stellar rhythm section of Tyner,Jones and Davis and the great and always reliable Kenny Dorham on trumpet the music on this is both dangerous and original when jazz was creative and intresting. Highlights? well 'punjab' and 'brown's town' are my current faves but hell, the whole thing is amazing. Buy this and then go for the 'inner urge' Superior stuff!

Da grande appassionato dei vinili Blue Note non poteva mancarmi uno dei capolavori del grande sassofonista Joe Henderson. Musica fantastica. Consigliato