Wayne Henderson (musician)

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Wayne Henderson
Born(1939-09-24)September 24, 1939
Houston, Texas, US
DiedApril 4, 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 74)
Culver City, California
GenresSoul jazz, hard bop
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Trombone

Wayne Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 4, 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 1975 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 4, 2014 at the age of 74 from heart failure.[2][3]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

  • 1969: 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: Prime Time (Polydor)
  • 1993: Sketches of Life - Wayne Henderson & The Next Crusade[4]

As producer

With Monk Montgomery
With Ronnie Laws
With Gábor Szabó
With Pleasure

References

  1. ^ Berendt, Joachim E (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 387.
  2. ^ Barton, Chris (8 April 2014). "Wayne Henderson dies at 74; Jazz Crusaders co-founder, trombonist". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ Jarenwattananon, Patrick (April 7) "Wayne Henderson, Jazz Crusaders Co-Founder Dies," KNAU.org (Flaggstaff) 7 April 2014 at 2:18 pm MST. http://knau.org/post/wayne-henderson-jazz-crusaders-co-founder-dies
  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.

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