Bobby Hutcherson

Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Life Time

Tony Williams · 1964

Night Music

Woody Shaw · 1983

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson died in 2016, yet his name is credited on the 2021 album Deciphering the Message. The record layers archival tape of his old Blue Note-era performances under new rhythm tracks, so a musician already gone five years still 'plays' on it.

Mode for Joe

Joe Henderson · 1966

The title track of Mode for JoeMode for JoeJoe Henderson · 1966 was composed by Cedar WaltonCedar Waltonシダー・ウォルトン. Its modal architecture gave Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン the framework for one of his most transcendent recorded solos. A sideman's composition lifting the leader to flight — the essence of jazz collaboration.

Deciphering the Message

Makaya McCraven · 2021

Contours

Sam Rivers · 1967

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Straight Life

Freddie Hubbard · 1970

The bass intro that defines Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay (1970) wasn't Hubbard's — bassist Ron Carter invented it on the spot because Freddie never brought the part. "Luckily, the right note hit at the right time," Carter said. The hook that became the song's signature was an improvisation forced by a missing chart.

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