Wayne Henderson

• Born: September 24, 1939, Houston, TX
• Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Trombone, Producer
• Representative Albums: "Back to the Groove," "Soul Sound System," "Sketches of Life"

Biography

Wayne Henderson's trombone teamed up with Wilton Felder's tenor in the Jazz Crusaders to give the group its own trademark sound. A fine hard bop soloist who later in his career chose to become an R&B producer instead, Henderson first played regularly with Felder, Joe Sample, and Stix Hooper in Houston in the mid-'50s. By the time they moved to Los Angeles and started recording in 1961, they were known as the Jazz Crusaders. After many records for Pacific Jazz, the group in 1971 changed their name to the Crusaders. With Henderson's decision to quit the band in 1975, the Crusaders lost a great deal of their originality. In the mid-'90s, Henderson and Felder had a nostalgic reunion with an enlarged group for a recording on the Par label. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Sketches of Life Buy this CD

Wayne Henderson Collection Buy this CD

Three Kings: The Legacy Continues, Vol. 1 Buy this CD

Made & Played Buy this CD

Back to the Groove Buy this CD

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