Joe Henderson - Quiet Now: Lovesome Things

Title: Quiet Now: Lovesome Things Artist: Joe Henderson Release Date: 2/23/1999 Label: Polygram Duration: 53:44 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 731455973228, 0731455973228 Genre: Jazz Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz Moods: Cerebral, Earthy, Passionate, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Dramatic, Earnest, Elaborate, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Literate, Lively, Nocturnal, Playful, Provocative, Reflective, Searching, Sentimental, Sprawling, Stately, Street-Smart, Uncompromising, Uplifting, Warm, Witty, Wry Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Happy Madness
2. Flamenco Sketches
3. Isfahan
4. I Loves You, Porgy
5. Ligia
6. Lush Life
7. Circle
8. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
9. Portrait in Black and White
10. Lotus Blossom

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Polygram 559732

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Joe Henderson's entry in Polygram's mellow Quiet Now series focuses on his '90s recordings for the Verve label, a period when the tenor saxophonist had settled gracefully into a well-deserved elder statesman role. This is not to say that these ten performances are unnecessarily staid or conservative; indeed, Henderson's tone was better than ever during this period, and his characteristic soloing style, following the melody fairly closely but unafraid to branch out into uncharted musical waters, is in fine form throughout. The selection is heavy on standards, with highlights including two key tunes from Porgy and Bess and a startlingly impressive recasting of Miles Davis' "Flamenco Sketches" that strips down this classic track from Kind of Blue into an even more minimalist statement that almost approaches Brian Eno-style ambient music in its amorphousness. The album as a whole could stand more innovative moments like that, but as a collection of post-bop ballads, it's sublime. The four albums from which Quiet Now: Lovesome Things is drawn are all worthwhile purchases, but this compilation is both an excellent primer and a fine hour's worth of mood music. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Name Credits Carlos Kase Research Christian Calabró Artwork Christian McBride Performer Darryl Turner Photography Don Sickler Producer Herbie Hancock Performer John Scofield Performer Oscar Castro-Neves Producer Patricia Lie Artwork Richard Seidel Producer