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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = The Kicker
| name = The Kicker
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Joe Henderson]]
| artist = [[Joe Henderson]]
| Cover = The Kicker.jpg
| cover = The Kicker.jpg
| alt =
| Released = End of January 1968<ref>[https://books.google.it/books?id=rAcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=Kicker+Joe+Henderson&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAGoVChMIn_zj8a_GxwIVyLQUCh0kpw6T#v=onepage&q=Kicker%20Joe%20Henderson&f=false ''Billboard'' Feb 3, 1968]</ref>
| released = End of January 1968<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rAcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Kicker+Joe+Henderson&pg=PA42 ''Billboard'' Feb 3, 1968]</ref>
| Recorded = August 10 & September 27, 1967
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = August 10, 1967
| Length = 37:54
| venue =
| studio = Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
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| Label = [[Milestone Records|Milestone]]
| Producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 37:54
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| Last album = ''[[Mode for Joe]]''<br>(1966)
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| label = [[Milestone Records|Milestone]]
| This album = '''''The Kicker'''''<br>(1967)
| producer = [[Orrin Keepnews]]
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| Next album = ''[[Tetragon (album)|Tetragon]]''<br>(1968)
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| prev_title = [[Mode for Joe]]
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}}{{Album ratings
| prev_year = 1966
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
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| next_title = [[Tetragon (album)|Tetragon]]
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="AMG">{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r140578|first=S.|last=Yanow|accessdate=2011-06-21}}</ref>
| next_year = 1968
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|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
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| last = Swenson
| first = J. (Editor)
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| year = 1985
| year = 1985
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| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 100
| pages = 100
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|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=688}}</ref>
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'''''The Kicker''''' is the sixth [[album]] by [[jazz]] [[tenor saxophonist]] [[Joe Henderson]], and his first to be released on the [[Milestone Records|Milestone]] label. It was recorded on August 10, 1967, with one track originating from a later session on September 27, and contains performances by Henderson with trumpeter Mike Lawrence, trombonist [[Grachan Moncur III]], pianist [[Kenny Barron]], bassist [[Ron Carter]] and drummer [[Louis Hayes]]. The [[AllMusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] states: "Joe Henderson's first recording for Milestone was very much a continuation of the adventurous acoustic music he had recorded previously for Blue Note".<ref name="AMG"/>

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'''''The Kicker''''' is the first [[album]] by [[jazz]] [[saxophonist]] [[Joe Henderson]] released on the [[Milestone Records|Milestone]] label. It was recorded on August 10, 1967 with one track coming from a later session on September 27 and features performances by Henderson with [[Michael Lawrence (musician)|Mike Lawrence]], [[Grachan Moncur III]], [[Kenny Barron]], [[Ron Carter]] and [[Louis Hayes]]. The [[Allmusic]] review by [[Scott Yanow]] states that "Joe Henderson's first recording for Milestone was very much a continuation of the adventurous acoustic music he had recorded previously for Blue Note".<ref name="AMG"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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''All compositions by Joe Henderson except where noted.''


# "Mamacita" - 3:24
# "Mamacita" – 3:24
# "The Kicker" - 4:09
# "The Kicker" – 4:09
# "[[Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn song)|Chelsea Bridge]]" ([[Billy Strayhorn|Strayhorn]]) - 4:40
# "[[Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn song)|Chelsea Bridge]]" ([[Billy Strayhorn|Strayhorn]]) – 4:40
# "If" - 5:37
# "If" – 5:37
# "Nardis" ([[Miles Davis|Davis]]) - 4:44
# "Nardis" ([[Miles Davis|Davis]]) – 4:44
# "[[Without a Song]]" ([[Edward Eliscu|Eliscu]], [[Billy Rose|Rose]], [[Vincent Youmans|Youmans]]) - 6:03
# "[[Without a Song]]" ([[Edward Eliscu|Eliscu]], [[Billy Rose|Rose]], [[Vincent Youmans|Youmans]]) – 6:03
# "O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)" ([[Vinícius de Moraes|de Moraes]], [[Ray Gilbert|Gilbert]], [[Antonio Carlos Jobim|Jobim]]) - 5:35
# "[[Once I Loved|O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)]]" ([[Vinícius de Moraes|de Moraes]], [[Ray Gilbert|Gilbert]], [[Antonio Carlos Jobim|Jobim]]) – 5:35
# "Mo' Joe" - 4:09
# "Mo' Joe" – 4:09

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:''All compositions by Joe Henderson except as indicated''
:*Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, on August 10 (tracks 1-6 & 8) & September 27 (track 7), 1967
:*Recorded on August 10 (tracks 1-6 & 8) & September 27 (track 7), 1967


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Joe Henderson]]: [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Joe Henderson]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Michael Lawrence (musician)|Mike Lawrence]]: [[trumpet]] (omit on track 7)
*Mike Lawrence - [[trumpet]] (except track 7)
*[[Grachan Moncur III]]: [[trombone]] (omit on track 7)
*[[Grachan Moncur III]] - [[trombone]] (except track 7)
*[[Kenny Barron]]: [[piano]]
*[[Kenny Barron]] - [[piano]]
*[[Ron Carter]]: [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Ron Carter]] - [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Louis Hayes]]: [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Louis Hayes]] - [[drum kit|drums]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Joe Henderson}}
{{Joe Henderson}}

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Latest revision as of 08:33, 14 March 2023

The Kicker
Studio album by
Joe Henderson
ReleasedEnd of January 1968[1]
RecordedAugust 10, 1967
StudioPlaza Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:54
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Joe Henderson chronology
Mode for Joe
(1966) 		The Kicker
(1968) 		Tetragon
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

The Kicker is the sixth album by jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and his first to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded on August 10, 1967, with one track originating from a later session on September 27, and contains performances by Henderson with trumpeter Mike Lawrence, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Louis Hayes. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Joe Henderson's first recording for Milestone was very much a continuation of the adventurous acoustic music he had recorded previously for Blue Note".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Joe Henderson except where noted.

  1. "Mamacita" – 3:24
  2. "The Kicker" – 4:09
  3. "Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) – 4:40
  4. "If" – 5:37
  5. "Nardis" (Davis) – 4:44
  6. "Without a Song" (Eliscu, Rose, Youmans) – 6:03
  7. "O Amor Em Paz (Once I Loved)" (de Moraes, Gilbert, Jobim) – 5:35
  8. "Mo' Joe" – 4:09
  • Recorded on August 10 (tracks 1-6 & 8) & September 27 (track 7), 1967

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Feb 3, 1968
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S.. The Kicker at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 100. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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