★★★★★
herein lies the fault of the collectables label's manifesto... why exactly you'd pair sonny & linda's mind-melt burner with what's essentially a slightly above-average sounding late 60s soul-jazz-funk tread (henderson's "people get ready") is quite beyond the scope anyone familiar with the former. regardless, glad black woman is available in a tangible, semi easy to find form. in the pantheon of out-guitar, sharrock can certainly be deemed the grand/god-father...
- www.mimaroglumusicsales.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
People Get Ready was the first of two albums cut for Atlantic Records by Freedom Sounds, a nine-piece group put together by trombonist Wayne Henderson of the Jazz Crusaders. It was cut around the same time that Henderson appeared as part of Hugh Masekela's band at the Monterey International Pop Festival, and it comes from a similar multi-cultural, musical, multi-lingual sensibility...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Listening to Sketches of Life is something like finding a diamond midway through a box of Cracker Jack. It starts off with some typically easygoing mid tempo Quiet Storm action that offers more cinders than real fire, but then it suddenly explodes with soul, jazz, and fusion--and some of the leader's finest performances this side of the old Crusaders...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Trombonist Wayne Henderson has had a surprisingly sporadic solo career. During his years with the Jazz Crusaders, he only led two record dates of his own, and it was not until a decade after he left the group that he led his third session. Henderson does take some fine solos on this generally rewarding disc, which also features tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder (his old section mate in the Crusaders), keyboardist Rob Mullins, and guitarist Dwight Sills...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28