Espace Cardin 1977
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| Live album by Dexter Gordon | ||||
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admission |
1977 |
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| Label (s) | Elemental Music | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
6th |
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running time |
68:30 |
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Jordi Soley, Vincent Maladry (production), Michael Cuscuna (coordination) |
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Location (s) |
Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris |
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Espace Cardin 1977 is a jazz album by Dexter Gordon that was recorded at Espace Pierre Cardin on September 25, 1977 and released by Elemental Music in 2018 . It is the only known recording of the saxophonist with the pianist Al Haig .
background
In 1977 Gordon performed at the Espace Cardin in the Théâtre de la Ville de Paris art complex in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The concert was then recorded; however, the recording remained unpublished. Pianist Al Haig , bassist Pierre Michelot and drummer Kenny Clarke played in the Dexter Gordon Quartet . The repertoire included Gordon's compositions “Sticky Wicket”, “Antabus” and “A La Modal”, the standard “ Body and Soul ”, “ Oleo ” by Sonny Rollins and finally the jazz classic “ Round Midnight ” by Thelonious Monk , played in Trio with Haig, Michelot and Clarke. In "A La Modal" Dexter Gordon switched to the soprano saxophone and incorporated parts of " My Favorite Things ", "A Stranger in Paradise" and "Dearly Beloved", while Haig embedded chord progressions from Miles Davis ' "So What".
Track list
- Dexter Gordon Quartet: Espace Cardin 1977 (Elemental Music - 5990431)
- Sticky Wicket (Dexter Gordon) 13:22
- A La Modal (Dexter Gordon) 1:45 p.m.
- Body and Soul (Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, John Green, Robert Sour) 14:05
- Antabus (Dexter Gordon) 8:51
- Oleo (Sonny Rollins) 9:47
- 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) 8:40
reception
Marc Myers wrote in Jazzwax that it would be interesting to listen to the two albums Live at Persepolis Utrecht 1963 and Espace Cardin 1977 one after the other. You can experience how Gordon has matured as an artist in the 14 years between the two appearances. “We also hear him with two excellent trios. Particularly interesting are the differences between the versions of Body and Soul that appear on both albums. “Gordon was of course exceptional no matter where and when he blew.” Myers critically noted that for some reason Kenny Clarke's drums were “mixed bombastically loud. On the other hand, it's pretty nifty to hear Clarke in action. "
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Marc Myers: Dexter Gordon: Live, '63 + '77. Jazzwax, November 13, 2018, accessed April 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Discographic information at Discogs