The first of two LPs documenting tenor saxophonist
Joe Henderson's engagement at the Village Vanguard in 1985 (with bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Al Foster) features
Henderson in top form on six selections. Highlights include "Beatrice,"
Thelonious Monk's rarely performed "Friday the Thirteenth," "Ask Me Now," and "Isotope." All of the music from the two volumes (plus two additional selections) has been reissued on the double-CD
The State of the Tenor and is well worth acquiring. ~ Scott Yanow