Joe HendersonBlack Is The Color

Label:

Milestone (4) – MSP 9040

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Post Bop

Tracklist

A1 Terra Firma
BassDave Holland
Congas, PercussionRalph MacDonald
DrumsJack DeJohnette
Electric BassRon Carter
Electric PianoGeorge Cables
GuitarGeorg Wadenius
SynthesizerDavid Horowitz
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Flute, PercussionJoe Henderson
12:14
A2 Vis-A-Vis
BassHolland*
DrumsDeJohnette*
Electric PianoCables*
Tenor SaxophoneHenderson*
6:49
B1 Foregone Conclusion
BassHolland*
Congas, PercussionAirto Moreira
DrumsDeJohnette*
Electric PianoCables*
GuitarWadenius*
SynthesizerHorowitz*
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Flute, PercussionHenderson*
4:55
B2 Black Is The Color (Of My True Love's Mind)
BassHolland*
Electric Piano, DrumsDeJohnette*
GuitarWadenius*
PercussionMoreira*
PianoCables*
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Flute, FluteHenderson*
7:03
B3 Current Events
BassHolland*
DrumsDeJohnette*
Electric BassCarter*
Electric PianoCables*
GuitarWadenius*
PercussionMacDonald*
SynthesizerHorowitz*
Tenor SaxophoneHenderson*
5:33

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc.
  • Published ByJohen Music
  • Recorded AtMercury Sound Studios
  • Mixed AtMercury Sound Studios
  • Pressed BySonic Recording Products, Inc.

Credits

  • Composed By, Liner NotesJoe Henderson
  • DesignRon Warwell
  • EngineerElvin Campbell
  • Illustration [Cover]Vincent Golia*
  • Lacquer Cut ByREH*
  • Mastered ByRay Hagerty
  • Photography ByAnita Pagan Henderson
  • ProducerOrrin Keepnews

Notes

First pressing on the yellow label with brown logo.

Airto Moreira courtesy of CTI Records.

Recorded and mixed at Mercury Sound Studios (New York);
March and April, 1972.

Milestone Records,
a division of
Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc.
221 West 57 Street New York, N.Y. 10019

(all selections composed by Joe Henderson-Johen Music, BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): MSP 9040A-1 Ⓟ1972 AUDIOFIDELITY SON REH
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): MSP 9040 B Ⓟ1972 AUDIOFIDELITY SON REH
  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched both sides runout): SON
  • Rights Society: BMI

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Black Is The Color (LP, Album) Milestone (4) MSP 9040 UK 1972
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Black Is The Color (LP, Album) Milestone (4) SMJX-10150 Japan 1972
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Black Is The Color (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo) Milestone (4) M 8161-9040 US 1972
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Black Is The Color (LP, Album, Promo) Milestone (4) MSP 9040 US 1972
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Black Is The Color (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo) Milestone (4) SMJX-10150 Japan 1972

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  • LongHairedJazz's avatar
    LongHairedJazz
    Is the US promo really that rare are do people just not notice because they look very similar to the normal press save for the subtle wording on the label?

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