Dexter Gordon • Jazz At Highschool

 

This CD was recorded live by the Danish National Radio at a jazz clinic for music students at a high school in Denmark in 1967. The 50 minutes of music (five tunes) are being released here for the first time, and the sound quality (recorded by the National Danish Radio) is very good. The repertoire consists of three high-powered be-bop tunes – two of which Dexter recorded on BlueNote Records in the early 60’s - plus two tender ballads. As this live concert from 1967 clearly reveals, the ten years during which Dexter lived in Copenhagen (from the mid-60’s to the mid-70’s) probably comprise the strongest period in his career, where his technique, power and maturity reached their peak. The rhythm group Dexter chose for this session – one of the best in Europe, and possibly the world – was his favorite rhythm section at that time (when he performed regularly at the famous Jazzhus Montmartre), three men, led by the famous pianist Kenny Drew, who could match Dexter’s musical prowess and help boost him to the impressive artistic plateau heard on this recording.
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Este CD fue grabado en directo por la Radio Nacional Danesa en un clinic de jazz para estudiantes de música en un instituto de Dinamarca en 1967. Los 50 minutos de música (cinco temas) se publican aquí por primera vez, y la calidad del sonido (grabado por la Radio Nacional Danesa) es muy buena. El repertorio consta de tres temas de be-bop de gran potencia - dos de los cuales Dexter grabó en BlueNote Records a principios de los años 60 - más dos tiernas baladas. Como revela claramente este concierto en vivo de 1967, los diez años durante los cuales Dexter vivió en Copenhague (desde mediados de los 60 hasta mediados de los 70) probablemente comprenden el período más fuerte de su carrera, donde su técnica, potencia y madurez alcanzaron su punto máximo. El grupo rítmico que Dexter eligió para esta sesión -uno de los mejores de Europa, y posiblemente del mundo- era su sección rítmica favorita en aquella época (cuando actuaba regularmente en el famoso Jazzhus Montmartre), tres hombres, liderados por el famoso pianista Kenny Drew, que podían igualar la destreza musical de Dexter y ayudarle a alcanzar la impresionante meseta artística que se escucha en esta grabación.
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Tracklist:
1 - Soy Califa - 7:42
2 - The Shadow Of Your Smile - 9:01
3 - Society Red - 12:51
4 - For All We Know - 9:01
5 - The Blues Up And Down - 11:41


Credits:
    Double Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
    Drums – Al Heath
    Layout – ChrisnaMorten
    Liner Notes – Mark Gardner (2), Steve Schein
    Piano – Kenny Drew
    Producer – Jørgen Nissen (2)
    Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon

Notes:
Recorded on August 5, 1967, live at Magleaas High School.

Label: Storyville ‎– STCD 8356
Country: Denmark
Released: 2002
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Bop
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