Realization (Eddie Henderson album)

Realization
Studio album by Eddie Henderson
Released	1973
Recorded	February 27 and 28, 1973
Studio	Different Fur Trading Company, San Francisco
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	39:20
Label	Capricorn (CP 0118)
Producer	Skip Drinkwater, Patrick Gleeson
Eddie Henderson chronology
Realization (1973) Inside Out (1974)

Realization is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson recorded in 1973 and released on the Capricorn label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell called it "one of the great lost treasures of the jazz-rock era; the music is a bit looser than that of the Hancock records yet every bit as invigorating and forward-thrusting".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated

1. "Scorpio-Libra" – 11:12
2. "Mars in Libra" – 8:40
3. "Anua" (Bennie Maupin) – 8:50
4. "Spiritual Awakening" – 2:38
5. "Revelation Realization" (Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson) – 8:00

Personnel

• Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet
• Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock – electric piano
• Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer, organ
• Buster Williams – bass, electric bass
• Billy Hart – drums, percussion
• Lenny White – drums

References

1. Eyries, P., Callahan, M., and Edwards, D., Capricorn Records discography, accessed April 7, 2015.
2. Ginell, Richard S.. Realization – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 99. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.