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1965 Blue NoteDexter Gordon - tenor saxophoneFreddie Hubbard - trumpet Barry Harris - pianoBob Cranshaw, Ben Tucker - bass Billy Higgins - drumsThis album wasn't released until '79 - one of those white covers with a rainbow in the corner. Seems like another regular session until Dexter and Freddy start playing. They were so good it's unreal.This one was released in '64:Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophoneDonald Byrd - trumpet Kenny Drew - pianoNiels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bassArt Taylor - drumsThis is an album that lays in the groove, Dexter's silky sound tickles and entices and Byrd soars lyrical. With a rhythm section that's stupendous, don't miss out. This is one of the most beautiful ever.neo
Neo, my how lyrically we are waxing these days. Keep it up for ole Jim, thanks.
Carlos Kleiber was the greatest conductor of the 20th century, and probably for all time. This rendition of the 5th is thrilling. neo
Now that's a bold statement!!
Hi Jim,Long tall Dex made a lot of great records, but One Flight Up is an A number 1 work of unparalleled groove. Donald Byrd sounds wonderful here. It really is the perfect combination of Dex's sax appeal tone and Byrd's soaring flight control. Rhythm sections don't get any better than this. neo
By all means don't take my word for it, I'm no authority on classical music. Please check it out for yourself. When I listen to Kleiber's reading of familiar symphonies, it all seems to come together and make sense. No pregnant pauses changing drama into melodrama or awkward phrases that don't flow one after the other, your not distracted. It's as if your hearing the work as it was meant to be played. Here's a brief biography:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_KleiberBBC Music Magazine, one of the more popular of such journals, announced on 17 March 2011 that Kleiber had been selected as "the greatest conductor of all time." Some 100 current conductors, including Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev and Mariss Jansons, participated in the BBC poll. Kleiber, who conducted just 96 concerts and around 400 operatic performances in his 74 years, was voted ahead of Leonard Bernstein and Claudio Abbado, who took second and third places respectively.neo
Been looking for a clean copy of One Flight Up for awhile, guess I'll have to add Clubhouse to the list. I have just about all the rest of Dex' discography I want, love his playing.I have a few of D Byrd's works, like them but don't love them, I wonder if In Flight would change my mind?
Donald Byrd records are a mixed bag IMO. Later in his career he did the Blackbirds thing and I don't relate. Byrd in Flight was recorded in '60. Although I'm not familiar with all of his recordings, this is his best that I know of. I have some others. When I get a chance I'll go through them and post results. In my mind I'm always taking a chance when Jackie McLean is on an album. Sometimes he played great and other times he was so out of tune I can't listen. He sounds good on this one.neo