Wayne Henderson
Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American jazz fusion and soul jazz trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/jazz fusion 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.
Also recorded as Wayne Maurice Henderson
Wayne Henderson
US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer.
- Name
- Wayne Henderson
- Birth Name
- Wayne Maurice Henderson
- Born
- 24 September 1939
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Died
- 5 April 2014
- Place of death
- Culver City, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician, record producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz · music of the Caribbean
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Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American jazz fusion and soul jazz trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/jazz fusion 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.
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Biography
Biography
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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Wayne Henderson • Landscape — yes • Birth Name — Wayne Maurice Henderson • Born — 24 September 1939 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, U.S. • Died — 5 April 2014 • Place of death — Culver City, California, U.S. • Genre — Jazz fusion, jazz, crossover jazz, soul jazz • Occupation — Musician, record producer • Instrument — Trombone • Past Member Of — The Jazz Crusaders, The Crusaders
As leader/co-leader
As leader/co-leader
• 1968: The Freedom Sounds fest. 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) • 1980: Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson Prime Time (Polydor) • 1992: "Back To The Groove" (PAR 2013 CD) "Wayne Henderson And The Next Crusade" • 1993: Sketches of Life - Wayne Henderson & The Next Crusade • 2003: Rosa Cafe (Charly)
With The Jazz Crusaders
With The Jazz Crusaders
• Freedom Sound (Pacific Jazz, 1961) • Lookin' Ahead (Pacific Jazz, 1962) • The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse (Pacific Jazz, 1962) • Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1963) • Heat Wave (Pacific Jazz, 1963) • Jazz Waltz (Pacific Jazz, 1963) with Les McCann • Stretchin' Out (Pacific Jazz, 1964) • The Thing (Pacific Jazz, 1965) • Chile Con Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1965) • Live at the Lighthouse '66 (Pacific Jazz, 1966) • Talk That Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1966) • The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz, 1966) • Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967) • Lighthouse '68 (Pacific Jazz, 1968) • Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz, 1969) • Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz, 1969) • Give Peace a Chance (Liberty, 1970) • Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes (Chisa, 1970)
With The Crusaders
With The Crusaders
• Pass the Plate (Chisa, 1971) • Hollywood (MoWest, 1972) • Crusaders 1 (Blue Thumb, 1972) • The 2nd Crusade (Blue Thumb, 1973) • Unsung Heroes (Blue Thumb, 1973) • Scratch (Blue Thumb, 1974) • Southern Comfort (Blue Thumb, 1974) • Chain Reaction (Blue Thumb, 1975) • Those Southern Knights (Blue Thumb, 1976)
As producer
As producer
• With Wilton Felder • 1969 Bullitt (Pacific Jazz) • With Monk Montgomery • 1969: It's Never Too Late • 1971: Bass Odyssey • With Ronnie Laws • 1975: Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note) • With Caldera • 1976 Caldera (album) (Capitol) • With Pleasure • 1975 Dust Yourself Off (Fantasy) • 1976 Accept No Substitutes (Fantasy) • 1977 Joyous (Fantasy) • With Gábor Szabó • 1977: Faces (Mercury)
Identity
Identity
US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer. Recorded as musician.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1939
Wayne Henderson born at Houston.
1994
Gas stations is dated 1994.
1995
American Gas and Oil Company is dated 1995.
1996
Standard oil is dated 1996.
1997
Sinclair collectibles is dated 1997.
1998
Mobil collector's & price guide is dated 1998.
2004
Pcm's Guide To Gas Pump Restoration is dated 2004.
2014
Wayne Henderson died in 2014 at Culver City.
2025
Wayne Henderson and Friends Live at the Blue Ridge Music Center on 2025-08-30 (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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US.
Country
Houston.
Birth place
Culver City.
Death place
As songwriter
• Stomp and Buck Dance (Blue Thumb, 1974) • Super-Stuff (Blue Thumb, 1974)
Primary material
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Wayne Henderson
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1496395: Wayne Henderson
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Tamarkin, Jeff. Wayne Henderson, Crusaders Mainstay, Dead at 74. JazzTimes. April 7, 2014.
- 2.Berendt, Joachim-Ernst. The Jazz Book. Paladin. 387. 1976. 978-0586082607.
- 3.Martin, Douglas. Wayne Henderson, a Founder of the Jazz Crusaders, Dies at 74. The New York Times. April 9, 2014.
- 4.Perrone, Pierre. Wayne Henderson: Trombonist, composer and producer who co-founded the Jazz Crusaders, pioneers of the jazz fusion movement. The Independent. July 4, 2014.
- 5.album. Sketches of Life.
- 6.Southern Comfort allmusic Retrieved 25 April 2025
- 7.Coryell, Julie. Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, The Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. 303. 2000. 978-0793599417.
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(MusicBrainz artist record for Wayne Henderson) • Country: US (MusicBrainz artist record for Wayne Henderson) • Described As: US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer (MusicBrainz artist record for Wayne Henderson) • Kind Of Artist: person (MusicBrainz artist record for Wayne Henderson) • Born: Wayne Henderson was born in 1939 at Houston.
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