At 27 years old, tenor saxophonist and composer Joe Henderson was already in his full artistic stride by the time he made Inner Urge, his 4th Blue Note album which was recorded in November 1964.

His first 3 albumsPage One, Our Thing, and In N Outwere quintet dates where Henderson had his frequent collaborator trumpeter Kenny Dorham by his side, but on Inner Urge, Henderson opted instead for a quartet setting with his the lone horn out in front. The extraordinary line-up included two members of the trailblazing John Coltrane Quartetpianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jonesas well as Blue Note stalwart Bob Cranshaw on bass.

Side 1 consists of 2 timeless Henderson compositions of differing