Inner Urge (Joe Henderson album)

Inner Urge
Studio album by
Joe Henderson
ReleasedEnd of March 1966[1]
RecordedNovember 30, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre
Length43:14
LabelBlue Note
BST 84189
ProducerAlfred Lion
Joe Henderson chronology
In 'n Out
(1964) 		Inner Urge
(1966) 		Mode for Joe
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(very favorable)[4]
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Inner Urge is an album by the jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1966 via Blue Note Records, his fourth recorded as a leader. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on November 30, 1964. Featuring Henderson along with pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones (both members of the John Coltrane quartet at this time), and bassist Bob Cranshaw (a member of Sonny Rollins' band).[6][7]

  1. ^ Billboard Apr 9, 1966
  2. ^ Gioffre, Daniel. "Inner Urge – Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference penguin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Weinstein, Norman (2 July 2004). "Joe Henderson: Inner Urge". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 100. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ James Beaudreau. "Review at PopMatters". Retrieved 2007-07-29. On November 30, 1964, nine days before John Coltrane would record A Love Supreme in the same room, late tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson brought two-thirds of Coltrane's rhythm section (and bassist Bob Cranshaw) into Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio and recorded an under-recognized masterpiece.
  7. ^ James Beaudreau. "Review at Allmusic". Retrieved 2007-07-29. He is joined on Inner Urge by veterans of other combos: McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones from John Coltrane's unit and Sonny Rollins sideman Bob Cranshaw