Drummer Leroy Henderson

[Justin V]

I really enjoy Henderson's drumming on Lou Blackburn's The Complete Imperial Sessions and Richard 'Groove' Holmes's/Gene Ammons's Groovin' with Jug. Does anyone know what became of him or anything about him?

[marcello]

I wonder is he is the same person as Leroy W. Henderson, the African American photographer?

[CJ Shearn]

One of those cases where you wonder what the players ended up doing. My friend asked me what happened to the great Joe Dukes, b/c it seems at least after Lonnie Smith's "Live at the Club Mozambique" he didn't appear on many sessions. Maybe it's similr to the case of (I realize these are all organ group references) Eddie McFadden who after the 70's seemed to stay local on the Philly scene. Or players who dissapeared entirely like Johnnie Splawn, Dewey Johnson (on "Ascension") or Donald Rafael Garrett, did he leave music after playing with Trane? Other players I wonder about, Carter Jefferson after Woody Shaw, Manny Boyd after Hutcherson's group, etc.

[JSngry]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Jefferson

Between 1977 and 1980 he performed and recorded with Woody Shaw. Following this, Jefferson spent time with Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez, Malachi Thompson, and Jack Walrath. His only record as a bandleader was the 1978 release The Rise of Atlantis, produced by Woody Shaw. He died in Cracow, Poland, in 1993 after an emergency surgical procedure.

Here's a Manny Boyd sighting I was previously unfamiliar with: http://www.discogs.com/Electric-Jazz-Trio-Featuring-Manny-Boyd-And-Danny-Hayes-Electric-Jazz-Trio/release/3642176

[marcello]

I saw Joe Dukes, who was really great, with Jack McDuff sometime in the early 90's. He passed away in '92.

Edited December 7, 2012 by marcello

[CJ Shearn]

Thanks Jim and Marcello. Right, I remember Jefferson passed in an emergency procedure. Boyd I don't recall much about other than being a solid player, and very good to hear that Dukes had renewed his association with McDuff in the 90's. Surprised he wasn't on McDuff's Concord dates.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Thanks Jim and Marcello. Right, I remember Jefferson passed in an emergency procedure. Boyd I don't recall much about other than being a solid player, and very good to hear that Dukes had renewed his association with McDuff in the 90's. Surprised he wasn't on McDuff's Concord dates.

He was on McDuff's first COncord album, 'Color me blue', recorded in 5/1991 & 3/1992.

MG

[mikeweil]

AllMusic on Carter Jefferson:

"Born 1946 - Died December 9, 1993 in Kraków, Poland

A reliable and advanced soloist who spent most of his career as a sideman, Carter Jefferson is best-remembered for his association with Woody Shaw during 1977-1980. Jefferson started on clarinet and played alto before settling on tenor, going on tour early in the backup bands of the Temptations, the Supremes, and Little Richard. In 1971, he moved to New York to attend New York University and soon spent two years with Mongo Santamaria and a period in 1973 as a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. After his important stint with Woody Shaw (with whom he recorded several times), Jefferson worked with many top players, including Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band, Malachi Thompson, and Jack Walrath's Masters of Suspense. His premature death in Poland after emergency surgery was a major loss. Carter Jefferson only led one record, The Rise of Atlantis, on the Timeless label in 1978."

I have his recordings with Mongo and the Fort Apache band - he fitted very well in the Latin Jazz context.

[Caravan]

_{Dewey Johnson with Jimmy Lyons:}

Don't know when this was recorded, but definitely post-Ascension.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

AllMusic on Carter Jefferson:

I have his recordings with Mongo and the Fort Apache band - he fitted very well in the Latin Jazz context.

That's a name a can't remember from my Mongo sleeve notes, but my collection is far from exhaustive. What was he on, Mike?

MG

[mikeweil]

Back to Leroy Henderson - he also plays on my favourite Groove Holmes disc:

AllMusic on Carter Jefferson:

I have his recordings with Mongo and the Fort Apache band - he fitted very well in the Latin Jazz context.

That's a name a can't remember from my Mongo sleeve notes, but my collection is far from exhaustive. What was he on, Mike?

MG

[JSngry]

Maybe my favorite post-Fantasy Mongo album, that one is. Forgot that Carter was on it, will have to (gladly) relisten. Have a hard time getting to the band side, though, the percussion side (Side One) is so mesmerizing. Right up there with Patato & Totico imho. But the way the side ends with that groovy full-band version of "Para Ti", yeah, just play that one side over and over and over and over and...never make it to Side Two.

Although, I guess if you have it on CD, that's not a problem.

Edited December 7, 2012 by JSngry

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Maybe my favorite post-Fantasy Mongo album, that one is. Forgot that Carter was on it, will have to (gladly) relisten. Have a hard time getting to the band side, though, the percussion side (Side One) is so mesmerizing. Right up there with Patato & Totico imho. But the way the side ends with that groovy full-band version of "Para Ti", yeah, just play that one side over and over and over and over and...never make it to Side Two.

Although, I guess if you have it on CD, that's not a problem.

Yeah, the CD version I have is a twofer from Collectables, coupled with 'Mongo's way' featuring Stanley Turrentine as a guest soloist on 2 cuts. It comes first on the CD so I play it all the way through

Thanks for the info Mike. The notes on the Collectables release are only legible when I'm wearing my tiny sleevenote glasses and in good sunlight

MG

[marcello]

Carter Jefferson is on one live cut ( from 1993) playing "Ascension" on drummer Nasar Abedey's "Mirage" http://www.nasarabadey.com/mirage.html and he is killin'!!

The rest of the tracks are great too.

[CJ Shearn]

Thanks Jim and Marcello. Right, I remember Jefferson passed in an emergency procedure. Boyd I don't recall much about other than being a solid player, and very good to hear that Dukes had renewed his association with McDuff in the 90's. Surprised he wasn't on McDuff's Concord dates.

He was on McDuff's first COncord album, 'Color me blue', recorded in 5/1991 & 3/1992.

MG

Thanks MG, I thought so but couldn't find appropriate session info.

[flat5]

Garrett, Donald (Rafael), saxophone, bass clarinet; b. February 28, 1932 in Eldorado, Arkansas; died 14 August 1989.

http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/garrett-donald-rafael