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SwingJournal #2
Inner Urge
Artist : Joe Henderson
Original Recorded Date : November 30th, 1964
Original Label : Blue Note Records
UPC: 724359242224
Producer : Alfred Lion
Remastering : Alfred Lion
MP3 Reissue : Blue Notep
Cat # Blue Note 41895
Inner Urge : The difference between famous jazz compositions and jazz standards is very confusing these days. Some of Benny Golson's compositions such as "Stablemates" and "Along Come Betty" can be heard more frequently than in any local jazz sessions. Young, old, beginner and veteran players can play these tunes without reading music as if they were playing Gorge Gershwin's or Cole Porter's Broadway Musical pieces. I can easily say that "Inner Urge" is becoming one of these famous jazz compositions. In 1990's Walt Weiskopf published an intervallic improvisation Book and used "Inner Urge" as the best example composition to play. On this recording, you can enjoy not only Joe Henderson's intervallic approach but also McCoy Tyner's intervallic and pentatonic approach.
Isotope : This is the most well known blues among all Joe Henderson compositions. The composition is written in key of C, but it has many alternated modern changes. McCoy Tyner plays a rhythmically unison melody which is nicely harmonized behind Joe Henderson. Both Joe Henderson and McCoy Tyner play incredible solos using pentatonic ideas, triad pair ideas and side slipping ideas. Even though this blues is written in common 12 bars form, Joe Henderson and drummer Elvin Jones trade 8 bars with each other. Therefore some of their solos overlap to the other chorus. Every time 12 and 8 have a common multiple, the soloist can complete at the end of the composition. It is a very creative trading method and I have not heard this style before Joe Henderson's isotope. Joe Henderson always played this tune using 8 bars trading with drummers.
El Barrio : Opens with saxophone alone. Joe Henderson plays like an overtone series. Elvin Jones comes in and McCoy creates phrygian mode sound. Phrisian mode is like Miles Davis and Bill Evans played on "Nardis". But through out this composition, no melody can be heard and it starts and ends with only one same chord.
You Know I Care : This is a beautiful ballade composed by the pianist, Duke Pearson. It was written in 10-8-8 and ABA form. Even though the form is ABA, the first A section has 2 bars extra. During these extra 2 bars, the rhythm section hits syncopated accents and guide Joe Henderson to the bridge (B section). Bob Cranshaw's Ab bass pedal on the B section might have strong influence from John Coltrane's "Naima". The 6th bar of the second A section is slightly different from the same location of the first A section. The second A melody has a minor 7th note, and it is very unique and creates a bluesy and nostalgic feeling.
Joe Henderson plays 2 choruses of solos. The first chorus is just the extension feeling of the melody. It is very laid back. However in the second chorus, the rhythm section changes to double time and starts swinging. Elvin Jones keeps the brushes temperature to low. McCoy takes the third chorus with the same tempo. He only plays the first A section and cools the band down for Joe to reenter and finish the melody from the B section.
Night and Day
Audio File
Download Sheet Music for Joe Henderson's "Night and Day"
Solo Guitar Arrangement/Performance by Hideaki Tokunaga
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