Joe Henderson
Tenor Sax Solo on
Suite Sioux

About

Joe Henderson's tenor sax solo is the second of four solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard on trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 34-bar AABA form in D at a brisk 160 BPM with a swing feel, Henderson follows with two choruses of tenor saxophone marked by his characteristically oblique harmonic approach, his lines suggesting hidden melodic connections that reward close listening. Henderson's tenor saxophone work reflects a balance of technical fluency and melodic storytelling, building intensity through the course of the improvisation.

Joe Henderson was 32 to 33 years old at the time.