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Page One is the debut album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, released by Blue Note Records in 1963. Besides Henderson, the musicians for the album were trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Pete La Roca. The album's tracks were all written by either Henderson or Dorham, and include two pieces that went on to become jazz standards: "Recorda Me" by Henderson and "Blue Bossa" by Dorham. All the musicians but Tyner are credited are on the album's front cover; Tyner is listed simply as "etc.", because he was signed to the rival Impulse! Records label.[6]

Page One
Studio album by Joe Henderson
Released	Mid-October 1963[1]
Recorded	June 3, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz, Hard Bop
Length	41:54
Label	Blue Note BST 84140
Producer	Alfred Lion
Joe Henderson chronology
Page One (1963) Our Thing (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat (Original LP release)	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Reception

AllMusic describes the album as a "particularly strong and historic effort".[7] According to All About Jazz, Page One is still one of Henderson's "most critically acclaimed albums".[8][9] PopMatters, by contrast, prefers later works, indicating in one review that Page One "has the careful feel of a leader’s first session".[9] The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[10]

The album was released on CD in 1988 by Blue Note and has been in print consistently since then.

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Henderson except where noted.

1. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:03
2. "La Mesha" (Kenny Dorham) – 9:10
3. "Homestretch" – 4:15
4. "Recorda Me" – 6:03
5. "Jinrikisha" – 7:24
6. "Out of the Night" – 7:23

Personnel

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Butch Warren – bass
• Pete La Roca – drums

Production

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Reid Miles – design, cover design
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, remastering, digital remastering
• Francis Wolff – photography, cover photo
• Michael Cuscuna – CD reissue producer
• Bob Blumenthal – reissue liner notes
• Kenny Dorham – liner notes

References

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