APR 18-21 | Joe Henderson Festival
Apr 18, 2024
Joe Henderson Lab
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Original show description below.
For this special Joe Henderson Festival Hotplate, saxophonist Ranzel Merritt performs the immortal music from Henderson’s 1966 Blue Note album.
A serious young musician, composer, and producer, Merritt is the son of acclaimed drummer Ranzel Merritt Sr., veteran of work with David Murray and Pharoah Sanders. The saxophonist was mentored by Murray and is a former member of the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars, now a teaching artist with the SFJAZZ Education department and alumni of the New School in New York.
For the first night of the Joe Henderson Festival, Merritt and trio perform the classic compositions from Henderson’s fourth album, recorded for Blue Note in 1964 and released in March of 1966. Featuring bassist Bob Cranshaw and John Coltrane Quartet members McCoy Tyner on piano and Elvin Jones on drums, Inner Urge contains several of Henderson’s signature compositions that have become part of the standards book including the Thelonious Monk tribute “Isotope” and the slippery, angular title tune. In their review, All About Jazz called the album “an absolutely essential listen and a major masterpiece.”
For this special Joe Henderson Festival Hotplate, saxophonist Ranzel Merritt performs the immortal music from Henderson’s 1966 Blue Note album.
An under-recognized masterpiece
Pop Matters on Joe Henderson's 'Inner Urge'
An under-recognized masterpiece
Pop Matters on Joe Henderson's 'Inner Urge'
Personnel
Ranzel Merritt tenor saxophone
Eytan Schillinger-Hyman bass
Rodney Rocques, Jr. drums
Not only one of the finest of all of (Henderson’s) recordings, but also a high point for 1960s jazz.
All About Jazz on Joe Henderson's 'Inner Urge'
Personnel
Ranzel Merritt tenor saxophone
Eytan Schillinger-Hyman bass
Rodney Rocques, Jr. drums
Not only one of the finest of all of (Henderson’s) recordings, but also a high point for 1960s jazz.
All About Jazz on Joe Henderson's 'Inner Urge'
Watch & Listen
Joe Henderson
Inner Urge
Joe Henderson
Isotope
Joe Henderson
Inner Urge
Joe Henderson
Isotope
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