Recorda Me
Context
Joe Henderson recorded his composition on June 3, 1963, at the Van Gelder studio for his first album, Page One (Blue Note), with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Butch Warren and Pete La Roca. The same record contains Dorham's Blue Bossa; the two tracks, with Latin accents, became jam session standards.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop, Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).