“Be Cool” captures legendary trumpeter Eddie Henderson in peak form on perhaps his best recording yet.
An expansive set of music by 77-year-old jazz trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson encompassing jazz, funk, boogaloo, blues, ballads, modal, tin pan alley and more. Surrounded by a stellar ensemble with pianist and NEA jazz master Kenny Barron, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, bassist Essiet Essiet, and drummer Mike Clark, Henderson delivers an album of transcendent performances.
- Smoke Screen (Kenny Barron)
- Be Cool (Natsuko Henderson)
- After Youve Gone (Turner Layton / Henry Creamer)
- Loft Funk (Mike Clark & Jed Levy)
- Fran Dance (Miles Davis)
- The Moontrane (Woody Shaw)
- Naima (John Coltrane)
- The Sand Castle Head Hunter (Donald Harrison)
- Nightride (Cava Menzies)
- Toys (Herbie Hancock)
- Easy Living (Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin)
- Dla Juzi (Tomek Grochot)
Eddie Henderson – trumpet
Donald Harrison – sax
Kenny Barron – piano
Essiet Essiet – bass
Mike Clark – drums
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