喬．韓德生【薩克斯風完美極致巨人】/ 第1頁【Blue Note-80周年~大師鑑賞系列】

AMG- 5星最高評價/滾石爵士-4星至高評價//RVG錄音大師瑰寶再生
★在藝術成就及聽眾接受度的天秤間取得平衡的喬‧韓德生，集鮮明音色、完美運指及俐落斷句之超凡演出，令人稱羨不已的創作長才、出神入化的樂器駕馭實力及懷抱闊步向前的雄心壯志，成就此一位追求藝術完美境界的爵士大師
★後約翰‧柯川時代最偉大的薩克斯風手-喬‧韓德生-在藝術成就及聽眾接受度的天秤間取得完美平衡，集鮮明音色、完美運指及俐落斷句之超凡巨匠
★BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES-FOLLOWING THE RECEPTION OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS’ ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES, THE LABEL ANNOUNCES A CONTINUATION OF ITS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC TITLES MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY AND PRESSED AT OPTIMAL ★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS  ★MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY ★PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★While Joe Henderson seemed to arrive fully formed on his auspicious 1963 debut Page One, the album was really a showcase for the transcendent collaboration between the tenor saxophonist and trumpeter Kenny Dorham who would form a potent frontline team on numerous mid-60s Blue Note classics. 
Page One opens with a pair of indelible Dorham compositions (“Blue Bossa” and “La Mesha”), with the balance of the six-song set penned by Henderson including his enduring theme “Recorda-Me.” Dazzling performances by pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Pete La Roca further elevate this album making it one of the crown jewels of the Blue Note catalog.
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.

才氣縱橫且傳統與創新並重的喬韓德生深獲藍調之音唱片創辦人及製作人艾爾佛瑞德‧萊恩賞識，在1963年至1968間在該廠牌共錄製了近三十張作品，深受爵士巨擘查理‧帕克演奏啟迪的喬‧韓德生，一路走來透過完整的科班理論訓練打造厚實根柢，被公認為後約翰‧柯川時代最偉大的薩克斯風手，最主要是來自他內外兼修的音樂素養、收放自如的卓越技巧及集各家之大成的圓熟演奏風格，成就其跨越音樂藩籬的思維...

 早年接受「爵士走進愛樂廳」系列唱片薰陶，並深受爵士巨擘查理‧帕克演奏啟迪的Henderson，一路走來透過完整的科班理論訓練打造厚實根柢，在青少年時期即活躍於底特律爵士圈，藉俱樂部飆技競速的同台磨練精進演奏技巧及累積實戰經驗，大學時期的同學如多管怪傑尤塞‧拉提夫、小號手唐納‧拜爾德及鋼琴手貝瑞‧哈里斯等更成為學術上及演奏上相互學習及交流的對象，也因此令人稱羨不已的創作長才、出神入化的樂器駕馭實力及懷抱闊步向前的雄心壯志奠定其日後在樂壇上綻放璀璨光芒的基礎。本張專輯即是他叩關爵士頂級音樂家之林的重要作品。
【LP曲目】
1.Blue Bossa (Side A)
2.La Mesha (Side A)
3.Homestretch (Side A)
4.Recorda-Me (Side B)
5.Jinrikisha (Side B)
6.Out Of The Night (Side B)