One Flight Up
One Flight Up is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded on June 2, 1964, in Paris and released on Blue Note the following year.[2] The session featured Donald Byrd on trumpet, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and drummer Art Taylor.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "One Flight Up stands as a testament to Dexter Gordon's viability as a bandleader and teammate, while his individualism is somewhat sublimated. It's a good listen to digest all the way through, especially if you are as patient as the performers, who have a lot to say".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The LondonJazzCollector remarks upon Gordon's role in encouraging young talent and seasoned pros alike to stretch themselves, stating "it’s great to find [Gordon] give lots of space to the other players, particularly in the Byrd-penned “Tanya” which occupies all of side one. Dexter is quietly restrained, Byrd plays to Hubbard, Drew plays to Pearson and Hancock, Taylor mixes Blakey with a touch of Williams, and NHOP [Pedersen] walks dreamlike through the 18 minute space."[7]
Track listing
Original release
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Tanya" Donald Byrd 18:18 Total length: 18:18 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Coppin' the Haven" Kenny Drew 11:17 2. "Darn That Dream" 7:30 Total length: 18:47 37:05
CD reissue
All tracks are written by Dexter Gordon except as indicated.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Tanya" Byrd 18:18 2. "Coppin' the Haven" Drew 11:17 3. "Darn That Dream" - DeLange
- Van Heusen
7:30 4. "Kong Neptune (Bonus track on CD reissue)" 11:02 Total length: 48:07
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1 & 2)
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
- ↑Billboard Sept 4, 1965
- ↑Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 22, 2010
- 12Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 22, 2010
- ↑Down Beat: November 18, 1965 vol. 32, no. 24
- ↑ سوينسون، ج.، محرر. (1985). دليل تسجيلات موسيقى الجاز من رولينج ستون . الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية: راندوم هاوس/رولينج ستون. ص 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ كوك، ريتشارد ؛ مورتون، برايان (2008). دليل بنغوين لتسجيلات موسيقى الجاز ( الطبعة التاسعة). بنغوين . ص 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ "ديكستر جوردون: رحلة واحدة للأعلى (1964) بلو نوت" . 11 سبتمبر 2014.
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