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Black Is the Color (1972) · Tastebuds

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Black Is the Color 1972

By Joe Henderson

jazz 36 min 5 tracks Milestone

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Black Is the Color is an album by the American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1972 on Milestone. The original idea for the album was "to approach it entirely from the standpoint of having no pre-conceived ideas for the musicians to relate to."

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Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.

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character-ledplot-driven
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classical in formformally daring

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Tracks

A1Terra Firma12:09
A2Vis-A-Vis6:46
B1Forgone Conclusion4:55
B2Black Is the Color (Of My True Love's Mind)7:02
B3Current Events5:32

5 tracks, 36 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Joe Henderson
Label: Milestone
Released: 1972
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: US

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