In ‘N Out

Recorded in April 1964, “In ‘N Out” was Joe Henderson’s third Blue Note album, arriving just a year after his debut as a sideman on Kenny Dorham’s “Una Mas”. Already an in-demand session musician, Henderson had appeared on landmark recordings by Lee Morgan and Andrew Hill, establishing himself as a versatile voice bridging hard bop and more adventurous jazz. Introduced to Blue Note by Dorham, his mentor and close collaborator, Henderson was quickly becoming one of the label’s rising stars. Featuring Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and Richard Davis, the album captures a moment when hard bop was expanding towards more exploratory territory.

This is the Blue Note reissue from 2015 on limited 180-gram black vinyl, conducted by Elemental Music.