Eddie Henderson’s 1976 jazz-funk fusion album Heritage is ready to return to vinyl on July 18 when will probably be reissued as a part of Blue Notice Data’ Traditional Vinyl sequence.
Henderson got here to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi within the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk fusion albums for Blue Notice—Sunburst (1975) and Heritage (1976)—the latter that includes a forward-looking crew with Julian Priester, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Billy Hart, Mtume, and others.
Born in New York Metropolis, Eddie Henderson was given a casual trumpet lesson by the long-lasting Louis Armstrong aged simply 9, and he continued to check the instrument as a youngster in San Francisco, after his household moved there in 1954 and he attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He additionally adopted a parallel profession in medication and psychiatry and, after finishing his medical diploma at Howard College in Washington D.C., he returned to the Bay space for his medical internship and residency. Nonetheless, Henderson’s supposed week-long gig with Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi band led to a three-year job as a full-time musician, lasting from 1970 to 1973.
Along with the three albums recorded by the group below Hancock’s title, Henderson recorded his first solo two albums, Realization (1972) and Inside Out (1973), with Hancock and the Mwandishi group. His solo debut for Blue Notice was 1975’s Sunburst, adopted by Heritage in 1976: a set heavy on vibe and rife with fierce grooves, darkish textures, and complicated preparations recorded on the Wally Heider studio in San Francisco.
Henderson later focused on his medical profession, although he returned to enjoying jazz in the course of the Nineteen Nineties. He performed with pioneering jazz greats together with Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, Joe Henderson, Max Roach, Jackie McClean, Dexter Gordon and Roy Haynes.
The brand new Blue Notice Traditional Vinyl Version of Eddie Henderson’s Heritage is in stereo and all-analog. It has been mastered by Kevin Grey from the unique grasp tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimum.
Purchase Eddie Henderson’s Heritage on vinyl now.
