Black Narcissus

"Black Narcissus" is a jazz waltz by the tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, first recorded in 1969. This page has the Black Narcissus chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Black Narcissus"

Joe Henderson wrote it. It is an instrumental. He first recorded it for Milestone in 1969 on Power to the People, with Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums. He came back to it often and later used the title for an album of his own.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Joe Henderson, Power to the People (1969) — the original, a quartet performance with Hancock, Carter and DeJohnette.
• Joe Henderson, Black Narcissus — a later album built around the tune.