Inner Urge

A powerful quartet album that stands as one of Joe Henderson's signature statements. The title track is a pinnacle of compositional and improvisational mastery, a formidable test for any improviser, built on a series of difficult, rapidly shifting modal centers. Backed by the iconic rhythm section of McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones from the John Coltrane Quartet, the album represents the apex of adventurous, inside-outside post-bop.