Joe Henderson - Inner Urge

At 27 years old, tenor saxophonist and composer Joe Henderson was already in his full artistic stride by the time he made Inner
Urge, his 4th Blue Note album which was recorded in November 1964. His first 3 albums—Page One, Our Thing, and In ‘N Out—were
quintet dates where Henderson had his frequent collaborator trumpeter Kenny Dorham by his side, but on Inner Urge, Henderson
opted instead for a quartet setting with his lone horn out in front.
The extraordinary line-up included two members of the trailblazing John Coltrane Quartet—pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin
Jones—as well as Blue Note stalwart Bob Cranshaw on bass. Side 1 consists of 2 timeless Henderson compositions of differing
temperaments that would go on to become standards: the intense title track “Inner Urge” and the jovial blues “Isotope,” which was
an homage to Thelonious Monk. Side 2 opens with a 3rd Henderson original, the evocation “El Barrio” which opens with
Henderson’s plaintive cry. A stunningly gorgeous ballad performance of Duke Pearson’s piece “You Know I Care” follows before the
album concludes with a brisk, up-tempo dash through the Cole Porter standard “Night and Day.”
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at

Optimal.
SIDE A
1. Inner Urge
2. Isotope
SIDE B
3. El Barrio
4. You Know I Care