Sometimes it only takes a subtle change to breathe new life into something old and familiar. Afrocentric visions in the age of black power underground jazz. In 2005, it was reissued as part of the rvg edition series with liner notes by. Power to the people is an album by jazz saxophonist joe henderson, released on milestone in 1969, his first to feature an electric instrument. Login or create a free account now and enjoy your 5 days trial. Stream black narcissus by the warheads from desktop or your mobile device. Telechargez comme pdf, txt ou lisez en ligne sur scribd.
Solo on joe hendersons black narci ssus click image to enlarge. Joe henderson enjoyed widespread popularity only late in his career, when his cover albums for verve achieved high for jazz sales figures, but since the early 60s he had been making excellent records, both as a sideman and a leader. Dance of my beloved by alfredo lopes based on black narcissus by joe. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. Postbop hard bop joe henderson power to the people. Henderson took a page from the compositional methods of the miles davis quintet from a few years back in that many of the compositions feature the same dark corners and ambiguous chord structures of that famous group. The rhythm section complements and brings out the best of floras vocal stylings. Joe hendersons black narcissus is a delicate jazz waltz and one of the legendary tenor saxophonist composers better known compositions. The main goal of this dissertation was to demonstrate joe henderson as a seminal figure in jazz history.
Ive transcribed the head of the tune, and the first couple of choruses of his playing behind joe henderson s tenor. The inventive, exhilarating hour of music on this littleknown cd should be heard by all bigband jazz enthusiasts. Dayna stephens treats joe henderson s black narcissus very gently. A study by a professional jazz musician of his contribution to the modern jazz composition and tenor saxophone sound. It would be hendersons last album to be released on the milestone label.
Song information for black narcissus joe henderson on allmusic. Joe henderson lima, ohio, april 24, 1937 san francisco, california, june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Song information for black narcissus joe henderson on allmusic allmusic. But more important, duke allows joe henderson to soar. Renee rosnes 2008 album black narcissus found the pianist celebrating joe hendersons music in a trio setting with peter washington on bass and lewis nash also on helen sungs version above on drums. Henderson compositions like inner urge, black narcissus, and isotope, all arranged for. Joe henderson april 24, 1937 june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor. Black narcissus jazz combo small ensembles, quintets. While there are plenty of other great versions of isotope from groups led by joe henderson, a number of other jazz artists have taken on this tune. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. One of his most beautiful themes is black narcissus. Black narcissus by the warheads published on 20191210t14. I tried creating it as a video but blogger wouldnt upload the video so ive used divshare free hosting on the web with an embedded flash player.
Along with his incredible saxophone contributions, as a writer joe henderson left a large imprint with several strong tendencies in his composing style. Black narcissus, or narcisse noir, a perfume introduced in 1911 by parfums caron. It was released in november 1964 by blue note records with a quintet that includes trumpeter lee morgan, pianist mccoy tyner, bassist reggie workman and drummer elvin jones, shorter performed six of his originals on this april 29 session. Night dreamer is the fourth album by american jazz saxophonist wayne shorter. Black narcissus joe henderson dayna stephens today is tomorrow 2012 score arr. Three compositions and subsequent improvisations were selected for analysis. Based on the existence of these documents, it is clear that. Keyboard, clavier, jazz journal international, cadence and the black.
Joe henderson genre slowsoul comment by the midnight court 19. Airto black narcissus from flora purims album encounter, heres more airto this time playing a jazz waltz. Black narcissus by the warheads free listening on soundcloud. Im not sure which is the proper written version that joe henderson played and which is the reharm. Black narcissus by joe henderson discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Download all the music scores from joe henderson for chromatic or diatonic accordion in pdf, joe henderson afro centric, joe henderson black narcissus jazz waltz login. Interpretado por flora purim vocal y joe henderson saxo tenor.
An analysis of harmony in selected compositions and improvisations. This is also an opportunity to work out how to get sound files and music into blogger you can click to enlarge the image. One of fifteen children, he started playing saxophone around the age of eight or nine, with the encouragement of his older brother, james t. Joe henderson was born on april 24th, 1937 in lima, ohio. Black narcissus, a 1939 novel by rumer godden, named after the caron perfume, and on which the 1947 film is based. An analysis of harmony in selected compositions and.
First of all, black narcissus is not a song because, by definition, songs are sung. Find black narcissus, jazz combo small ensembles, quintets, saxophone ensembles and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Transcriptions more information home about fji departments linear jazz improvisation. This version starts with a bit of a floating introduction before moving into the tunes melody at about 0. The first version that ill look at is from renee rosnes black narcissus. Black narcissus is an album by american saxophonist joe henderson, released in 1976 on milestone and recorded in 1975 and 1976.
His work on windows and narcissus is some of the music you will ever hear. Overall, joe paid a lot of attention to the blues, writing many tunes in the twelve bar format, most often with some harmonic twists. Six minietudes based on the changes of the last 8 measures of the joe henederson composition black narcissus. This album, with rosnes on piano, peter washington on bass, and lewis nash on drums, is a celebration of joe. All compositions by joe henderson, except where noted. Power to the people is an appropriate title for a session filled with the sense of urgency and charisma found here. Black narcissus by joe henderson album, jazz fusion. Black narcissus is a 1947 technicolor religious drama film by the british writerproducerdirector team of michael powell and emeric pressburger, based on the 1939 novel by rumer godden. The harmony to black narcissus is a little bit unusual among real book tunes in that it makes extensive use of chords that independently move over a pedal tone. Black narcissus is an album by american saxophonist joe henderson, released in 1976 on. Joe henderson s black narcissus the last eight bb author. As far as i know these are the only big band recordings made by joe henderson but they rank alongside some of the best in that field. It is a psychological drama about the emotional tensions of jealousy and lust within a convent of nuns in an isolated valley in the himalayas where nuns are tormented by the areas sacrilegious seduction, and.
While our library facilities are closed until further notice, library staff are available to assist faculty and students with accessing our rich set of digital resources and online services. These pieces are among henderson s most wellknown compositions, and were selected. Compositional style of joe henderson david liebman. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Black narcissus, 19701976 band of ricky wilson american musician black narcissus joe henderson album, a 1976 album. In a career spanning more than forty years henderson played with many of the leading american players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including blue note. Aclu files suit and grocery store restrictions begin. Publication date 20080225 topics bbc radio drama language. For instance, the first chord is an abm7, and then it moves to bbm7 while keeping the ab in the bass. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Black narcissus by joe henderson samples, covers and. The main goal of this dissertation was to demonstrate joe henderson as a seminal. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
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