Trombonists · 1939–2014

Wayne Henderson

American trombonist and record producer (1939–2014)

Born: 24 September 1939
Houston
Died: 4 April 2014
Culver City
Country: United States
Record labels: Polydor Records
Discography: 4 albums

Biography

Wayne Henderson was a jazz musician who played trombone and musical keyboard. Wayne Henderson was born on 24 September 1939 in Houston and died on 4 April 2014 in Culver City. The music is usually filed under jazz and music of the Caribbean. Record labels: Polydor Records. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “People Get Ready” (1967) to “The Three Kings Vol. 2” (2008).

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. 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

People Get Ready 1967

Soul Sound System 1968

Emphasized 1979

The Three Kings Vol. 2 2008

Also plays on

Albums where Wayne Henderson is credited as a sideman

1961	Freedom Sound — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1962	Lookin’ Ahead — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1963	Tough Talk — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1964	Jazz Waltz — Les McCann & The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1964	Stretchin' Out — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone, euphonium
1964	Heat Wave — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1965	The Thing — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone, euphonium
1965	Chile Con Soul — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1966	Talk That Talk — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1967	Uh Huh — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1968	Powerhouse — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1970	Old Socks New Shoes - New Socks Old Shoes — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1970	Give Peace a Chance — The Jazz Crusaders	trombone
1972	Crusaders 1 — The Crusaders	trombone
1972	Hollywood — The Crusaders	trombone
1973	The 2nd Crusade — The Crusaders	trombone
1973	Unsung Heroes — The Crusaders	trombone
1974	Southern Comfort — The Crusaders	trombone
1975	Chain Reaction — The Crusaders	trombone
1978	Step in to Our Life — Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson	trombone, producer, finger snaps, handclaps, vocals
1979	Ramsey — Ramsey Lewis	instrument arranger, vocal arranger
1980	Nomad — Chico Hamilton	producer
1980	Prime Time — Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson	arranger, producer