Wayne Henderson (musician)
Birth name Wayne Maurice Henderson
Born September 24, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died April 5, 2014 (aged 74) Culver City, California, U.S.
Genres Soul jazz, hard bop Occupation(s) Musician, record producer Instruments Trombone
Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders.
Henderson left the group (who by then had changed their name to The Crusaders) in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995. In 2007, Henderson took a position with the California College of Music in Pasadena, California. Henderson had suffered from diabetes and died of heart failure at a Culver City hospital on April 5, 2014 at age 74.
Discography
As leader/co-leader 1968:
The Freedom Sounds fest.
1968: Wayne Henderson People Get Ready (Atlantic)
1969: The Freedom Sounds fest. Wayne Henderson Soul Sound System (Atlantic)
1977: At Big Daddies (ABC)
1977: Big Daddy’s Place (ABC)
1978: Living on a Dream (Polydor) 1978: Step in to Our Life (Polydor)(with Roy Ayers)
1979: Emphasized (Polydor)(with Roy Ayers)
1980: Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson Prime Time (Polydor)
1993: Sketches of Life – Wayne Henderson & The Next Crusade
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