Michael Henderson – born July 7, 1951, in Yazoo City, Mississippi – was a jazz,
fusion, and R&B bassist best known for his stint with Miles Davis in the early
1970s. Inspired by music as a child, he began to learn play the bass guitar.
Moving to Detroit, Michigan in the early 1960s, he eventually became an
in-demand studio session musician and live sideman. While touring with Stevie
Wonder, Michael Henderson was discovered by Miles Davis, who hired him to be a
member of his fusion-era band in the early to mid-‘70s. Michael Henderson
appeared on Davis’ studio albums from 1971’s Ja...