Tracklist

1	Terra Firma	12:12
2	Vis-A-Vis	6:50
3	Foregone Conclusion	4:57
4	Black Is The Color (Of My True Love's Mind)	7:04
5	Current Events	5:33

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Concord Music Group, Inc.
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC
• Recorded At – Mercury Sound Studios
• Mixed At – Mercury Sound Studios

Credits

• Artwork [Illustration] – Vincent Golia*
• Bass – Dave Holland
• Bass [Electric] – Ron Carter (tracks: 1, 5)
• Congas – Airto Moreira (tracks: 3), Ralph MacDonald (tracks: 1)
• Design – Ron Warwell
• Drums – Jack DeJohnette
• Engineer – Elvin Campbell
• Flute – Joe Henderson (tracks: 1, 4)
• Flute [Alto] – Joe Henderson (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
• Guitar – Georg Wadenius (tracks: 1, 3 to 5)
• Mastered By – Ray Hagerty
• Percussion – Airto Moreira (tracks: 3, 4), Joe Henderson (tracks: 1, 3), Ralph MacDonald (tracks: 1, 5)
• Photography – Anita Pagan Henderson
• Piano – George Cables (tracks: 4)
• Piano [Electric] – George Cables (tracks: 1 to 3, 5), Jack DeJohnette (tracks: 4)
• Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Saxophone [Soprano] – Joe Henderson (tracks: 3, 4)
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Joe Henderson
• Synthesizer – David Horowitz (tracks: 1, 3, 5)

Notes

Recorded & mixed at Mecury Sound Studios, New York March and April 1972

The original idea for this album was to approach it entirely from the standpoint of having no pre-conceived ideas (i.e., melodies, themes, bar lines, etc.) for the musicians to relate to.
However, after listening to a tape copy of one segment of the original session, I became aware of further possibilities. Making full use of 16-track tape, we could add to and improve upon what had allready been recorded by multiple overdubbing of new parts, by myself and others, that would become permanent additions to the track. So I proceeded, after the fact (hence its title Foregone Conclusion), to create a continuous pattern that would effectively support what had allready been laid down.
As for the other numbers here, with the exception of Vis-A-Vis (which somehow managed not to defect from the original non-framework idea), the track concept was used extensively throughout.

- Joe Henderson

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 752185
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MSP 9040	Joe Henderson	Black Is The Color ‎(LP, Yel)	Milestone Records	MSP 9040	US	1972
MSP 9040	Joe Henderson	Black Is The Color ‎(LP)	Milestone Records	MSP 9040	UK	1972
SMJX-10150	Joe Henderson	Black Is The Color ‎(LP)	Milestone Records	SMJX-10150	Japan	1972
MSP 9040	Joe Henderson	Black Is The Color ‎(LP, RP)	Milestone Records	MSP 9040	US	1973

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