"Tenor saxophonist capped off his run of five sublime 1960s leader dates with his 1966 classic Mode for Joe, an album bursting with vigor and vitality that found Henderson expanding his palette with a septet of colorful figures including Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Cedar Walton on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. The band delivers six powerful performances, playing with white-hot intensity on Hendersons originals 'A Shade of Jade,' Caribbean Fire Dance,' and 'Granted,' as well as Morgans swinger 'Free Wheelin.' But its the remarkable title track by Walton that emerges as the standout of the set, a modal masterpiece where the leader summons one of his most transcendent and visceral solo statements. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal." -

• 180g black vinyl pressing
• all-analog remastercut from the original tapes
• featuring (t. sax), (t), Curtis Fuller (trombone), (vibes), Cedar Walton (p), (b), Joe Chambers (d)
• original release year: 1966
• music label: Blue Note Records 2024