| Page One | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Joe Henderson |
| Cover: | PageOne.jpg |
| 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 |
| Next Title: | Our Thing |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
Page One is the debut album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, recorded and released by Blue Note Records in 1963. Henderson is featured in a group with trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Pete La Roca. The pieces on the album were written by either Henderson or Dorham, and include two pieces that went on to become jazz standards: Henderson’s "Recorda Me" and Dorham’s "Blue Bossa". All of the musicians are listed on the album's front cover with the exception of Tyner, who is credited as "ETC." due to his being signed to rival Impulse! Records.[2]
AllMusic describes the album as a "particularly strong and historic effort". According to All About Jazz, Page One is still one of Henderson's "most critically acclaimed albums".[3] [4] PopMatters, by contrast, prefers later works, indicating in one review that Page One "has the careful feel of a leader’s first session".[4] The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of the 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[5]
The album was released on CD in 1988 by Blue Note and has been in print consistently since then.
All compositions by Joe Henderson except where noted.
Production