The trumpeter's 2023 album "Witness to History" is a late-career statement, capturing Henderson in commanding form.
- Recorded at Sear Sound Studio in New York City, the album features a core quartet with pianist Kadri Gopalnath, bassist William Parker, and drummerresist the urge to talk about the other musicians, except where they are essential to the factual point.
- The album was released on Smoke Sessions Records, a label founded by the owners of the jazz club Smoke.
- Henderson has stated that the album's title track was inspired by the trumpeter's own experiences as a Black man in America.
Eddie Henderson is a jazz trumpeter and composer with a career spanning over five decades, known for his work in both post-bop and fusion idioms. "Witness to History" arrived late in his career, following a period of renewed recording activity after a long hiatus.
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