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Release Date: May 24, 2018
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Personnel: Dexter Gordon (vocals, tenor saxophone); Joe Newman (trumpet); Kenny Drew (piano); Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass); Alex Riel (drums).
Recorded live at The Zurich Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland on August 23 & 24, 1975.
In the film ROUND MIDNIGHT, where Dexter Gordon portrayed an expatriate jazz musician more appreciated in Europe than his native U.S., he was drawing on personal experience. Gordon spent much of his later career in Europe, where he was often able to make a better living. He was able to make some fine music too, as evidenced by this recording from a 1975 Zurich festival. Aided by stellar European bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (among others), Gordon romps through tunes by Mancini, Ellington, and even Jimmy Webb (a poignant take on the mournful "Didn't We." Gordon's tone throughout is clear and lyrical, as he explores the duality of his talent, essaying both burning hard bop (Sonny Rollins's "Tenor Madness") and elegant balladry. Things close out on an upbeat note, with a syncopated, quirky version of Monk's classic "Rhythm-a-ning."
Recorded live at The Zurich Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland on August 23 & 24, 1975.
In the film ROUND MIDNIGHT, where Dexter Gordon portrayed an expatriate jazz musician more appreciated in Europe than his native U.S., he was drawing on personal experience. Gordon spent much of his later career in Europe, where he was often able to make a better living. He was able to make some fine music too, as evidenced by this recording from a 1975 Zurich festival. Aided by stellar European bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (among others), Gordon romps through tunes by Mancini, Ellington, and even Jimmy Webb (a poignant take on the mournful "Didn't We." Gordon's tone throughout is clear and lyrical, as he explores the duality of his talent, essaying both burning hard bop (Sonny Rollins's "Tenor Madness") and elegant balladry. Things close out on an upbeat note, with a syncopated, quirky version of Monk's classic "Rhythm-a-ning."