Xxxl (Live) (2002)
| Artist: Dexter Gordon |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Rhythm-A-Ning ~ Dexter Gordon
2. Misty ~ Dexter Gordon
3. Love For Sale ~ Dexter Gordon
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Bobby Timmons (piano); Victor Gaskin (bass); Percy Brice (drums). |
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Recorded live at The Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland on May 4, 1969. Includes liner notes by Kevin Whitehead. |
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All tracks have been digitally remastered. |
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Personnel: Bobby Timmons (piano); Percy Brice (drums). |
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Liner Note Author: Kevin Whitehead. |
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Recording information: Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, MD (05/04/1969). |
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Editor: David Luke. |
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Photographer: Jan Persson. |
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Ready for a 24-minute rendition of Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-a-ning"? You don't think so? Well, give it a shot -- you might be pleasantly surprised. Material from Dexter Gordon's May 1969 concert at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore has already appeared on another live album (L.T.D., also on Prestige), but the three long tracks presented here are not cold leftovers. Opening with that 24-minute version of "Rhythm-a-ning," Gordon shows himself to be in peak form, improvising for a solid seven minutes without doing anything boring. Pianist Bobby Timmons is playing well too (though he's a bit hard to hear in the slightly unbalanced mix; bassist Victor Gaskin is, unfortunately, practically inaudible). And on this track, Percy Brice delivers one of what may be only two or three truly interesting drum solos in the history of jazz. The second tune is a version of "Misty" that comes across as surprisingly robust and rhythmically driven, despite its slow tempo and balladic melody; here, again, Gordon shines on an unusually long performance. The program culminates with a 22-minute rendition of "Love for Sale," which is given a gently propulsive and faintly Latin-tinged arrangement. Whether this can be considered an essential Dexter Gordon document is open to debate, but for those with a particular interest in the artist, it can be recommended without reservation. ~ Rick Anderson |
Engineer: Vernon Welsh |
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Musical Guests | |
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Bobby Timmons |
Compilation Appearances
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Jazz-Definitive Performances |
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Best Blue Note Album In The Wo |
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Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America |
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Classic Jazz |
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Jazz:smithsonian Anthology |
Associated Artists and Works
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The Chase! ~ Ammons, Gene |
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Cohn, Al |
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Getz, Stan |
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Gray, Wardell |
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Hampton, Lionel |
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Krog, Karin |
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McLean, Jackie |
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Original Soundtrack |
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Swiss Radio Days, Vol. 10: Baden 1972 ~ Webster, Ben |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 09/17/2002 |
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Original Release Date : 2002 |
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Catalog ID : 11023 |
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Label : Prestige Records |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Live |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00025218312325 |
