This is the discography for American jazz musician Joe Henderson.
Year indicates (latest) recording date; releases were usually in the same year or at least the following, otherwise noted. Albums without available recording dates are placed at the end of presumed year of recording.Cf. Joe Henderson Discography & Chronology at Jazz Discography. Retrieved November 25, 2012
As leader/co-leader Recording dateTitleNotesLabelYear released 1963-06 Page One Quintet with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Butch Warren and Pete La Roca Blue Note1963 1963-09 Our Thing Quintet with Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Eddie Khan and Pete La Roca Blue Note1964 1964-04 In 'n Out Quintet with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis and Elvin Jones Blue Note1965 1964-11 Inner Urge Quartet with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Elvin Jones Blue Note1966 1966-01 Mode for Joe Septet with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter and Joe Chambers Blue Note1966 1966 Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' Live – Quartet with McCoy Tyner (co-leader), Henry Grimes and Jack DeJohnette Blue Note2024 1967-08 The Kicker Sextet with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes Milestone1968 1968-04 Four Live – Quartet with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb Verve1994 1968-04 Straight, No Chaser Live – Quartet with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb Verve1996 1967-09, 1968-05 Tetragon Quartets with Kenny Barron/Don Friedman, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes/Jack DeJohnette Milestone1968 1969-05 Power to the People Quartet/Quintet with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Mike Lawrence Milestone1969 1970-09 If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem Live – Quintet/Sextet with Woody Shaw, George Cables, Ron McClure, Lenny White and Tony Waters. Expanded re-release in 2004 as At the Lighthouse. Milestone1970 1970-09 Jazz Patterns Live – Quintet/Sextet with Woody Shaw, George Cables, Ron McClure, Lenny White and Tony Waters. Everest1982 1970-09, 1971-05 In Pursuit of Blackness Live – Sextet with Woody Shaw, George Cables, Ron McClure, Lenny White and Tony WatersStudio – Sextet with Curtis Fuller, Pete Yellin, George Cables, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White Milestone1971 1971-08 Joe Henderson in Japan Live – Quartet with Hideo Ichikawa, Kunimitsu Inaba and Motohiko Hino Milestone1973 1972-03 or 1972-04 Black Is the Color Quintet/Octet with George Cables, David Horowitz, Georg Wadenius, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira, and Ralph MacDonald Milestone1972 1973-01, 1973-02, 1973-04 Multiple Quintet/Sextet with Larry Willis, James Ulmer, John Thomas, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette and Arthur Jenkins Milestone1973 1973-10 Canyon Lady Sextet + Brass Section with Mark Levine, John Heard, Eric Gravatt, Carmelo Garcia, Victor Pantoja, Julian Priester, Luis Gasca, George Duke, Oscar Brashear, John Hunt, Hadley Caliman, Ray Pizzi, Vincent Denham, Nicholas Tenbroek, and Francisco Aguabella Milestone1975 1973-10 The Elements Quintet/Septet with Alice Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Kenneth Nash, Baba Duru Oshun and Michael White Milestone 1974 1975-02 Black Miracle Ensemble with Oscar Brashear, Snooky Young, George Bohanon, Don Waldrop, Hadley Caliman, Dawilli Gonga (George Duke), Lee Ritenour, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason and Bill Summers Milestone1976 1974-10, 1975-04 Black Narcissus Quintets with Joachim Kühn, Patrick Gleeson, David Friesen/Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Daniel Humair/Jack DeJohnette and Bill Summers Milestone1977 1977-06, 1978-11 Barcelona Trio with Wayne Darling and Ed SophEnja1979 1979-08, 1979-12 Relaxin' at Camarillo Quartets with Chick Corea, Richard Davis/Tony Dumas and Peter Erskine/Tony Williams Contemporary1981 1980-01 Mirror Mirror Quartet with Chick Corea, Ron Carter and Billy Higgins MPS1980 1985-11 The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 Live – Trio with Ron Carter and Al Foster Blue Note 1986,1987 1987-07 An Evening with Joe Henderson Live – Trio with Charlie Haden and Al Foster Red1987 1987-07 More from an Evening with Joe Henderson Live – Trio with Charlie Haden and Al Foster Red2009 1991-03 The Standard Joe Trio with Rufus Reid and Al Foster Red1992 1991-09 Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn Quintet with Wynton Marsalis, Stephen Scott, Christian McBride and Gregory Hutchinson Verve1992 1993-10 So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) Quartet with John Scofield, Dave Holland and Al Foster Verve1993 1994-09, 1994-11 Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim Quartet/Quintet with Eliane Elias/Herbie Hancock, Oscar Castro-Neves, Nico Assumpção/Christian McBride and Paulo Braga/Jack DeJohnette Verve1995 1992-03, 1996-06 Big Band Big Band with Dick Oatts, Pete Yellin, Steve Wilson, Bobby Porcelli, Craig Handy, Rich Perry, Tim Ries, Charles Pillow, Joe Temperley, Gary Smulyan, Freddie Hubbard, Raymond Vega, Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Owens, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marcus Belgrave, Nicholas Payton, Tony Kadleck, Michael Mossman, Virgil Jones, Earl Gardner, Byron Stripling, Conrad Herwig, Jimmy Knepper, Robin Eubanks, Keith O'Quinn, Larry Farrell, Kiane Zawadi, David Taylor, Douglas Purviance, Chick Corea, Helio Alves, Ronnie Mathews, Christian McBride, Joe Chambers, Al Foster, Lewis Nash and Paulinho Braga Verve1997 1997-05 Porgy & Bess Septet with Conrad Herwig, John Scofield, Stefon Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Chaka Khan and Sting Verve1997 Collaborations With Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard and Lenny White The Griffith Park Collection (Elektra Musician, 1982) – rec. 1981
With Arnett Cobb and Jimmy Heath Tenor Tribute (Soul Note, 1990) – rec. 1988
As a member V.A.(All-Star Band), Aurex Jazz Festival '80 - Battle of the Horns (Eastworld, 1980) – Live The Paris Reunion Band, For Klook (Sonet, 1987) – Live rec. 1986 The Paris Reunion Band, Hot Licks (Sonet, 1988) – Live rec. 1987 The Paris Reunion Band, Jazzbühne Berlin '88 (Amiga, 1989) – Live rec. 1988 The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, The Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters (Verve, 1994)
As sideman