I enjoyed Brian Morton’s Alt. takes (JJ 1218) and particularly his notes on Joe Henderson (tho’ I’d read a seed catalogue if Brian’s name were the byline).
I interviewed Henderson at his hotel when he was over promoting Lush Life. It was released by Verve when Richard Cook was running things in the UK I think. Henderson was genuinely perplexed about the excitement it had generated. He thought the record was no different, better or worse, than anything he’d ever done.
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Brian’s memory of Hank Jones “minimalism” also chimed with me. I saw him at Brecon solo. Outside everything was a cacophonous, drunken melée; in the room with Mr Jones a timeless peace reigned.
Garry Booth
