Mode for Joe

Mode for Joe
Studio album by Joe Henderson
Released	November 1966
Recorded	January 27, 1966 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz, hard bop
Length	49:27 (2003 release)
Label	Blue Note BST 84227
Producer	Alfred Lion
Joe Henderson chronology
Inner Urge (1964) Mode for Joe (1966) The Kicker (1967)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jazz.com	100/100[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Mode for Joe is the fifth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, recorded and released in 1966. It would be the last Blue Note studio album to feature Henderson as a leader.

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Henderson except as indicated

1. "A Shade of Jade" – 7:08
2. "Mode for Joe" (Walton) – 8:00
3. "Black" (Walton) – 6:51
4. "Caribbean Fire Dance" – 6:41
5. "Granted" – 7:20
6. "Free Wheelin'" (Morgan) – 6:39
7. "Black" [Alternate Take] – 6:48 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Joe Chambers – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "Mode for Joe - Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
2. Aaron, S. Victor. "Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe". jazz.com. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 100. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.