Jazz at Highschool

Dexter Gordon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Storyville Records
• ASIN: B000075CVO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #877,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Dex-Live and loose, January 26, 2009

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C. Katz "Chazzbo" (Peoples Republic Of Massachussettes) - See all my reviews
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Must admit I thought Dex's BN Lp's were good,well great,but not as great as others thought.I dug his early work like his LP with Carl Perkins on Dootone "Blows Hot And Cool" or Bethlehem's "Daddy Plays The Horn" which was more like his late 40's work and didn't have the Alfred Lion stamp.But when I pull out "Go" or "Getting Around" on BN I groove.yet Dex had many phases of his playing.A dope bust layoff n 50's,BN,Europe,and a triumphant return and of course his incredible Lester Young and Bud Powell composite character that he one an Academy Award nomination for in "Round Midnight".Long Tall Dexter was one of jazz's storied careers.This Lp on the great Stroyville labels teams his with a crack unit of Kenny Drew,NHOP,and "Tootie" Heath.selections include:
1)Soy Califas
2) The Shadow Of Your Smile
3) Society Red
4) For All We Know
5) The Blues Up And Down
As you might expect from few numbers these are log cuts and lot's of space is given to all.But between lesser known "Soy Califas" to standards standard "Shadow Of Your Smile" it's a swinging affair.You feel like with Gordon you are always getting a history lesson (in best sense) when he plays and given who he played with an how long he went without giving up his foundation only building it you are getting one.A good pick even if you just download it.
Peace
Chazz

5.0 out of 5 stars Dexter in full flight., July 2, 2011

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Marks - See all my reviews

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The previous reviewer neglected to share any comments which illuminate the significance of this album in Dexter's oevre. First, the album was recorded in the summer of 1967. Dexter was 44 and at the height of his powers. He, Kenny Drew, Al Heath and NHOP performed live before a Danish highschool audience. Imagine going to school and being pulled out of class for an assembly of jazz! In some countries, where the greatest American art counts, such things still happen. Would that it were so here in the USA. The band that backs Dexter is the same group that performed with him at the Club Montmartre in Copenhagen on four albums' worth of live material that have all been issued on the Black Lion label. This session dates just a few weeks after those performances. It is equal to them in every way. Dexter soars, and his fellow musicians are locked in and in top form throughout. Dexter also played the track, Blues Up and Down, which is a rarity in his discography, and makes this LP essential for that reason alone. This album is a gem and deserves to be better known among Dexter's recordings. The sound quality is excellent. You hear Dexter blow his horn, and you understand better what it means to be human. Highly recommended.