Joe Henderson "The Milestone Years"

Being since I'm a huge Joe Henderson fan, I decided I post up a few links to this incredibly monstrous 8 Cd collection that I came across on-line. It chronicles his entire career after he left Blue Note to record with Milestone... And to all you beat heads out there, when he was on Milestone, was when he was the most funky. http://rapidshare.com/files/33045618/Milestone.zip This is a rare find. Enjoy!

"Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's most famous recordings are his early Blue Notes and his more recent Verves, but in between he recorded exclusively for Milestone and, although Henderson was in consistently fine form in the diverse settings, he was somewhat neglected during his middle years. This massive eight-CD set contains all of the music from Henderson's dozen Milestone LPs, plus a duet with altoist Lee Konitz and his guest appearances with singer Flora Purim and cornetist Nat Adderley. The music ranges from Blue Note-style hard bop and modal explorations to fusion and '70s funk, with important contributions made by trumpeters Mike Lawrence, Woody Shaw, and Luis Gasca, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, and keyboardists Kenny Barron, Don Friedman, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, George Cables, Alice Coltrane, Mark Levine, and George Duke, among others. Not all of the music is classic (some of the later sets are unabashedly commercial), but none of the 82 selections are dull and the very distinctive Henderson always gives his best. It's highly recommended." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide.