Joe Henderson had fully hit his stride by the time he made Inner Urge, his 4th album for Blue Note, recorded in November 1964. After a series of quintet dates, this was the tenor saxophonist’s first quartet album, and it featured an extraordinary line-up with McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.

The foursome deliver a diverse set consisting of three Henderson originals including the remarkable title track and the Monkish “Isotope,” as well as a gorgeous ballad performance of Duke Pearson’s “You Know I Care” and a nimble swing through Cole Porter’s “Night and Day.”


1. Inner Urge (SIDE A)

2. Isotope (SIDE A)

3. El Barrio (SIDE B)

4. You Know I Care (SIDE B)

5. Night And Day (SIDE B)

Joe Henderson (tenor sax); McCoy Tyner (trombone); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Elvin Jones (drums)