Wayne Henderson (musician)

Wayne Henderson
Background information
Birth name Wayne Maurice Henderson
Born (1939-09-24)September 24, 1939
Houston, Texas, US
Died April 5, 2014(2014-04-05) (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)[1] 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.[2] 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 had suffered from diabetes and died of heart failure at a Culver City hospital on April 5, 2014 at age 74.[3][4]

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[5]

With The (Jazz) Crusaders

As producer

With Wilton Felder
With Monk Montgomery
With Ronnie Laws
With Caldera
With Pleasure
With Gábor Szabó

References

  1. Tamarkin, Jeff (April 7, 2014). "Wayne Henderson, Crusaders Mainstay, Dead at 74". JazzTimes. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  2. Berendt, Joachim E (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 387.
  3. Martin, Douglas (April 9, 2014). "Wayne Henderson, a Founder of the Jazz Crusaders, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  4. Perrone, Pierre (July 4, 2014). "Wayne Henderson: Trombonist, composer and producer who co-founded the Jazz Crusaders, pioneers of the jazz fusion movement". The Independent. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  5. Sketches of Life AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  6. 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.
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