Joe Henderson

Saxophonist who played the memorable solo on Horace Silver's "Song for My Father," and worked with the greatest artists of his day.

Following the advice of a hometown musician, he grew up listening to records by Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young.

He was born in Lima, Ohio to a large family with nine brothers and five sisters.

One of his few collaborations in the 1980s came with Chick Corea and Chaka Khan on the album Echoes of an Era.