WALTER NORRIS: When Concord suggested that I record in quartet, I said, "Get me Joe Henderson and if not, try Bobby Hutchinson." I had listened to each of them in Berlin and felt these two to be the best choice possible. Producer John Burk phoned and said that Joe accepted and I told him we should use Joe's bassist and drummer because he'll feel more comfortable. Henderson is a study in intuitiveness, a pleasure to work with and was no less than brilliant throughout the date. Of course, I liked this recording then, feel the same way listening now and since it's musical, it holds up well today. At the end of the first session the engineer discovered one of the speakers not functioning and now we had to re-record two titles. Joe had just left the building, so that additional work was scheduled the following day. But, I arrived early the next morning and recorded "Rose Petals" in trio before Joe arrived and we still used all of our time completing the date, and this is the reason for a trio title being on my quartet date.
Tracks
1. Sunburst (Walter Norris)
2. Whats New? (What's New (Johnny Burke/Robert Haggart)
3. Bird (Charlie Parker)
4. Naima (John Coltrane)
5. This Is New (Ira Gershwin/Kurt Weill)
6. Stella by Starlight (Ned Washington/Victor Young)
7. Never Should It Ever End (Walter Norris)
8. So In Love (Cole Porter)
9. Rose Petals (Walter Norris)
WALTER NORRIS piano
JOE HENDERSON tenor saxophone
LARRY GRENADIER bass
MIKE HYMAN drums
Recorded August 13-14, 1991 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA
Concord Jazz - CCD-4486