JOE HENDERSON – The Milestone Years (1994) RM | 8xCD Box Set | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's most famous recordings are his early Blue Notes and his more recent Verves, but in between he recorded exclusively for Milestone and, although Henderson was in consistently fine form in the diverse settings, he was somewhat neglected during his middle years. This massive eight-CD set contains all of the music from Henderson's dozen Milestone LPs, plus a duet with altoist Lee Konitz and his guest appearances with singer Flora Purim and cornetist Nat Adderley. The music ranges from Blue Note-style hard bop and modal explorations to fusion and '70s funk, with important contributions made by trumpeters Mike Lawrence, Woody Shaw, and Luis Gasca, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, and keyboardists Kenny Barron, Don Friedman, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, George Cables, Alice Coltrane, Mark Levine, and George Duke, among others. Not all of the music is classic (some of the later sets are unabashedly commercial), but none of the 82 selections are dull and the very distinctive Henderson always gives his best. It's highly recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
Joe Henderson Sextet - The Kicker
1-1 Mamacita 3:20
1-2 The Kicker 4:04
1-3 Chelsea Bridge 4:37
1-4 If 5:32
1-5 Nardis 4:40
1-6 Without A Song 5:59
1-7 Mo' Joe 4:08
1-8 I Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved) 5:32
Joe Henderson - Tetragon
1-9 Tetragon 5:37
1-10 First Trip 5:12
1-11 I Got You Under My Skin 4:57
1-12 Invitation 6:13
1-13 "R.J." 5:33
1-14 Waltz For Zweetie 4:25
2-1 The Bead Game 8:36
Lee Konitz - The Lee Konitz Duets
2-2 You Don't Know What Love Is 3:27
Nat Adderley - The Scavenger
2-3 Unilateral 6:04
2-4 The Scavenger 8:09
2-5 But Not For Me 5:54
Joe Henderson - Power To The People
2-6 Power To The People 8:36
2-7 Afro-Centric 7:00
2-8 Black Narcissus 4:46
2-9 Isotope 4:51
2-10 Opus One-Point-Five 4:52
2-11 Lazy Afternoon 4:31
2-12 Foresight And Afterthought 7:31
Joe Henderson Quintet - At The Lighthouse
3-1 Caribbean Fire Dance 5:37
3-2 Recorda-Me 8:18
3-3 A Shade Of Jade 10:28
3-4 Isotope 4:28
3-5 'Round Midnight 9:02
3-6 Mode For Joe 8:34
3-7 If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem 11:29
3-8 Blue Bossa 9:43
3-9 Closing Theme 0:47
 Joe Henderson - In Pursuit Of Blackness 
4-1 Gazelle 7:31
4-2 Invitation 7:32
4-3 Mind Over Matter 13:14
4-4 No Me Esqueca 7:04
4-5 A Shade Of Jade 7:42
Joe Henderson In Japan
4-6 'Round Midnight 12:33
4-7 Out 'N In 9:03
4-8 Blue Bossa 8:25
5-1 Junk Blues 14:42
Joe Henderson - Black Is The Color
5-2 Terra Firma 12:10
5-3 Vis-A-Vis 6:45
5-4 Foregone Conclusion 4:55
5-5 Black Is The Color (Of My True Love's Mind) 7:01
5-6 Current Events 5:33
Joe Henderson - Multiple
5-7 Tress-Cun-Deo-La 10:32
5-8 Turned Around 6:36
5-9 Song For Sinners 6:21
6-1 Me, Among Others 7:03
6-2 Bwaata 10:52
Joe Henderson - Canyon Lady
6-3 Tres Palabras 10:09
6-4 All Things Considered 8:36
6-5 Canyon Lady 9:03
6-6 Las Palmas 9:54
6-7 In The Beginning, There Was Africa... 6:01
Joe Henderson ft. Alice Coltrane - The Elements
6-8 Air 9:53
7-1 Water 7:29
7-2 Fire 11:05
7-3 Earth 13:11
Flora Purim - Encounter
7-4 Butterfly Dreams 6:58
7-5 Light As A Feather 5:53
7-6 Love Reborn 3:40
7-7 Summer Night 5:51
Joe Henderson - Black Narcissus
7-8 Black Narcissus 5:07
7-9 Hindsight And Forethought 2:39
7-10 Power To The People 12:27
8-1 The Other Side Of Right 7:16
8-2 Good Morning, Heartache 6:55
8-3 Amoeba 5:37
Joe Henderson - Black Miracle
8-4 Gazelle 5:21
8-5 My Cherie Amour 6:44
8-6 Old Slippers 6:00
8-7 Immaculate Deception 4:12
8-8 Soulution 7:04
8-9 Black Miracle 9:18
Flora Purim - That's What She Said
8-10 Black Narcissus 6:34
8-11 What Can I Say 5:04
8-12 Windows 5:32
Credits :
Performer [With] – Airto, Alice Coltrane, Alphonso Johnson, Bill Summers, Charlie Haden, Curtis Fuller, Daniel Humair, Dave Holland, Don Friedman, Eric Gravatt, Flora Purim, Francisco Aguabella, George Cables, George Duke, Grachan Moncur, Harvey Mason, Herbie Hancock, J.-F. Jenny-Clark, Jack DeJohnette, Joachim Kühn, Joe Zawinul, John Heard, Kenneth Nash, Kenny Barron, Larry Willis, Lee Konitz, Lee Ritenour, Lenny White, Ndugu Leon Chancler, Louis Hayes, Luis Gasca, Mike Lawrence, Nat Adderley, Patrick Gleeson, Peter Yellin, Ralph MacDonald, Ron Carter, Ron McClure, Roy McCurdy, Stanley Clarke, Woody Shaw
Reissue Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Joe Tarantino
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
Note:
This compilation includes all 12 Milestone albums of Joe Henderson with some previously unissued tracks as well as some tracks from releases where Joe Henderson primarily appeared as a guest soloist:
• 1-1 to 1-8 recorded NY, August 10, 1967 (1-1 to 1-7) and Sept. 27, 1967 (1-8), issued on
Joe Henderson Sextet - The Kicker
• 1-9 to 2-1 recorded NY, Sept. 27, 1967 (1-9 to 1-11) and May 16, 1968 (1-10 to 2-1), issued on Joe Henderson - Tetragon
• 2-2 recorded NY, Sept. 25, 1967 and issued on
Lee Konitz - The Lee Konitz Duets
• 2-3 to 2-5 recorded NY, January 19, 1968 and issued on
Nat Adderley - The Scavenger
• 2-6 to 2-12 recorded NY, May 23 & 29, 1968 and issued on
Joe Henderson - Power To The People
• 3-1 to 4-2 recorded live at the Lighthouse,Cafe, Hermosa Beach, CA, Sept. 24-26, 1970; 3-2 to 3-4 previously unissued, 3-1 & 3-5 to 3-9 issued on
Joe Henderson Quintet - At The Lighthouse "If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem",
• 4-1 & 4-2 issued on
 Joe Henderson - In Pursuit Of Blackness with 4-3 to 4-5, recorded NY, May 12, 1971
• 4-6 to 5-1 recorded live at the Junk Club, Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 1971 and issued on
Joe Henderson - Henderson's Habiliment
• 5-2 to 5-6 recorded NY, March & April, 1972 and issued on
Joe Henderson - Black Is The Color
• 5-7 to 6-2 recorded NY, January 30-31, 1973, with additional recording in February & April, 1973, issued
Joe Henderson - Multiple
• 6-3 to 6-7 recorded October 1-3, 1973 and issued on
Joe Henderson - Canyon Lady except 6-7, previously unissued
• 6-8 to 7-3 recorded Los Angeles, October 15- 16, 1973 and issued on
Joe Henderson Featuring Alice Coltrane - The Elements
• 7-4 to 7-7 recorded Berkeley, December 3 & 4, 1973 and issued on
Flora Purim - Butterfly Dreams
• 7-8 to 8-3 recorded Paris, France, October, 1974 (7-8 to 8-1) and Berkeley, April 26, 1975 (8-2, 8-3), with additional recording in April, 1975, July & September, 1976, issued on
Joe Henderson - Black Miracle
• 8-4 to 8-9 recorded Berkeley, February 13 & 14, 1975, with additional recordings in April & September, 1975, issued on
Joe Henderson - Black Narcissus
• 8-10 and 8-12 recorded Los Angeles, August- September, 1976 with additional recording in December, 1976 and January, 1977, issued on
Flora Purim - Encounter,
• 8-11 recorded Los Angeles, August, 30, 1976 with additional recording in September & December, 1976 and January, 1977, issued on
Flora Purim - That's What She Said