Page One (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP BF253P50% and Blue Note legend Joe

and Blue Note legend Joe Chambers returns with Dance Kobina

A Kind Word

Reid Miles’ dramatic cropping of Francis Wolff’s photo of McLean on the cover makes the album cover utterly unforgettable

A Voice Through the Door

and Kweku Sumbry on drums plus special guest appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble The album consists of an hour-long suite comprised of seven movements that strive to bring the quartet closer to complete vesselhood by the end

Page One (Classic Vinyl Series): Vinyl LP BF253P50% and Blue Note legend JoeWhile 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 6 song set penned by Henderson including his