Bill Henderson (performer)
Bill Henderson ( born March 19, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz singer.
Life
Henderson, who is influenced by Joe Williams, began his professional career as a singer in 1952 when he appeared in Chicago with Ramsey Lewis. He then moved to New York where he worked as a soloist. In June 1958 Bill Henderson recorded a vocal version of his composition " Señor Blues" for Blue Note with the band by Horace Silver. Formed in October - also for Blue Note - four titles with the trio of organist Jimmy Smith (including the number " Is not That Love" and the jazz standard " Willow Weep for Me ").
End of October 1959, he took with Benny Golson Orchestra from Booker Little, Bernard McKinney, Yusef Lateef, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, his first album Bill Henderson Sings for Vee Jay Records on, including his interpretation of the hard bop classic " Moanin ' ". The end of 1960 caused a further four tracks for Vee Jay, where the singer of Tommy Flanagan, Freddie Green, Milt Hinton and Elvin Jones was accompanied, as the Percy Mayfield number "Please Send Me Someone to Love".
1961 Henderson was with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers on tour in Japan; In 1963 an album for MGM, where he was accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Despite his talent, he failed in the 1960s, the artistic breakthrough. In 1965 Verve on the single " Who Can I Turn To? " Followed by the album Bill Henderson ( Verve V/V6 8619 ). In 1966 he performed, among others Lennon / McCartney classic " Yesterday" at the Count Basie Orchestra ( Basie Beatle Bag).
Bill Henderson then settled in Los Angeles where he worked as an actor and occasionally performing with a band. In the 1970s, Henderson played a few albums for Discovery Records and has predominantly been on the Los Angeles area. 1999 Henderson re-entered in appearance than he. Charlie Haden's album The Art of the Song was involved ( " Why Do I Choose You " ) In May 2007, the live album was Beautiful Memory: Live at Vic, which was also the drummer Roy McCurdy participated.
He is not to be confused with the jazz pianist who, among other things worked with Billy Higgins and Harold Land.
Appreciation
The author Will Friedwald acknowledges the singer Bill Henderson " to refer to him as the ultimate singer of the hard bop. " His few recordings as references, sufficient similar to Ernie Andrews " he also transmits blues techniques on standard material, and while Andrews a kind Shout used, Henderson leaves more to moan and whisper, with a voice that the voices singing instrumentalists comes close in its character and the (...) resembles a cross between Ray Charles and Johnny Hartman. "
Disco Graphical Notes
- Horace Silver: Six Pieces of Silver ( Blue Note, 1956 to 1958 )
- Bill Henderson: Please Send me Someone to Love (Vee Jay )
- Bill Henderson: The Complete Vee -Jay Recordings Vol 1 2 (Koch, 1993 or 2000)
- Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio ( Verve, 1963)
Swell
- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 8th edition. Penguin, London, 2006, ISBN 0-141-02327-9.
- Will Friedwald: Swinging Voices of America - A compendium of great voices. Hannibal, St. Andrew - Woerdern, 1992, ISBN 3-85445-075-3.