Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris (1963) [RVG Edition 2003]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 322 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 118 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (7243 5 91722 2 4)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 322 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 118 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (7243 5 91722 2 4)
This 1963 date is titled for Dexter Gordon's living in self-imposed Parisian exile and recording there with two other exptriates and a French native. Along with Gordon, pianist Bud Powell and Kenny "Klook" Clarke were living in the City of Lights and were joined by the brilliant French bassman Pierre Michelot. This is a freewheeling bop date with the band working out on such categoric standards as "Scrapple from the Apple," and "A Night in Tunisia." In addition, American vernacular tunes such as "Willow Weep for Me" and "Stairway to the Stars" are included. Gordon is at the very top of his game here. His playing is crisp, tight, and full of playful fury. Powell, who at this stage of his life was almost continually plagued by personal problems, never sounded better than he does in this session…