Wayne Henderson (musician)

Wayne Henderson
Background information
Born	September 24, 1939 Houston, Texas, US
Died	April 5, 2014 (aged 74) Culver City, California
Genres	Soul jazz, hard bop
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instruments	Trombone
Associated acts	The Jazz Crusaders

Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders.^[1] Henderson left the group (who by then had changed their name to The Crusaders) in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995.

In 2007, Henderson took a position with the California College of Music in Pasadena, California.

Henderson died in Culver City, California on April 5, 2014 at the age of 74 from heart failure.^[2][3]

Discography

As leader/co-leader 1968: The Freedom Sounds fest. Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic) 1969: The Freedom Sounds fest. Wayne Henderson Soul Sound System (Atlantic) 1977: At Big Daddies (ABC) 1977: Big Daddy's Place (ABC) 1978: Living on a Dream (Polydor) 1978: Step into Your Life (Polydor) 1979: Emphasized (Polydor) 1980: Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson Prime Time (Polydor) 1993: Sketches of Life - Wayne Henderson & The Next Crusade[4] With The (Jazz) Crusaders Freedom Sound (Pacific Jazz, 1961) Lookin' Ahead (Pacifi Jazz, 1962) The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse (Pacific Jazz, 1962) Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1963) Heat Wave (Pacific Jazz, 1963) Jazz Waltz (Pacific Jazz, 1963) with Les McCann Stretchin' Out (Pacific Jazz, 1964) The Thing (Pacific Jazz, 1965) Chile Con Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1965) Live at the Lighthouse '66 (Pacific Jazz, 1966) Talk That Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1966) The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz, 1966) Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967) Lighthouse '68 (Pacific Jazz, 1968) Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz, 1969) Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz, 1969)

As producer With Wilton Felder 1969 Bullitt (Pacific Jazz) With Monk Montgomery 1969: It's Never Too Late 1971: Bass Odyssey With Ronnie Laws 1975: Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note)[5] With Caldera 1976 Caldera (album) (Capitol) With Pleasure 1976 Accept No Substitutes (Fantasy) With Gábor Szabó 1977: Faces (Mercury)

References

1. Berendt, Joachim E (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 387.
2. Martin, Douglas (9 April 2014). "Wayne Henderson, a Founder of the Jazz Crusaders, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
3. Perrone, Pierre (4 July 2014). "Wayne Henderson: Trombonist, composer and producer who co-founded the Jazz Crusaders, pioneers of the jazz fusion movement". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
4. Sketches of Life AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
5. Coryell, Julie and Laura Friedman (2000) Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, The Music, p. 303. Hal Leonard Corporation At Google Books. Retrieved June 19, 2013.