''Comin' Through'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson, recorded in 1977 and released by Capitol. The album rose to No. 6 on the

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Top British Soul Albums chart.

Overview

Artists such as

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and

James Mtume James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence as a jazz musician, wo ...

appeared on the album.

Critical reception

The

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review by Richard S. Ginell says, "In 1977, Eddie Henderson slipped into the clutches of Capitol Records, which didn't have much of a jazz division and predictably didn't know how to showcase its adventurous new trumpeter. First and foremost, they thought they could turn him into a pop/disco star—and so, that idiot beat turns up on most of the tracks here ... the deadliest element here is the mostly mediocre material that Henderson has to work with, and thus, his occasionally lost-sounding horn is largely spent on lost causes."

Track listing

''All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated'' # "Say You Will" (James Mtume) - 4:29 # "Open Eyes" (Patrice Rushen) - 3:52 # "Morning Song" (George Cables) - 5:36 # "Movin' On" - 5:56 # "Source" (Mtume) - 4:34 # "The Funk Surgeon" (Rushen) - 4:57 # "Beyond Forever" (Cables) - 4:37 # "Connie" - 3:12

Personnel

* Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn *

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– trombone * Mani Boyd, Connie Henderson – reeds and flutes *

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...

, Charles Mimms,

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– keyboards *

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– guitars * Paul Jackson, Patrice Rushen – bass guitar * Howard "Locksmith" King – drums *

– congas * Skip Drinkwater, Mtume, Patrice Rushen – percussion * Philip Bailey, Howard King, Mtume,

, Patrice Rushen – vocals

References

{{Authority control 1977 albums Capitol Records albums Eddie Henderson (musician) albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios