Jazz
Dexter Gordon thrived on the attention of European jazz fans while living there during the 1960s and early '70s, while he also had a wealth of opportunities to record for labels on the continent. This 1975 session for Steeplechase, one of a dozen he made as a leader for the label in the mid-'70s, finds him in top form, accompanied by pianist Tete Montoliu, along with frequent collaborators Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass and drummer Billy Higgins. Gordon's big tone carries the brisk treatment of Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce," though he inserts a few humorous quotes into his solo as well. Two versions of the standard "Easy Living" are played at a loping tempo in a heartfelt manner, though the master is a tad better in its execution. The familiar bop vehicle "Four" (usually credited to Miles Davis, though this CD acknowledges Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson as its more likely composer) explodes in a furious performance. Gordon wrote the Latin-flavored "Catalonian Nights" especially for Montoliu, while the tenorist's "Benji's Bounce" is a lively, thinly disguised reworking of Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-a-Ning"
(which is itself based on the changes to "I Got Rhythm").
By Ken Dryden. AMG
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Dexter Gordon- Tenor,Saprano Sax
Tete Montoliu- Piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen- Bass
Billy Higgins- Drums
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01. Billies's Bounce (Parker) 8:00
02. Easy Living (Rainger-Robin) 5:28
03. Benji's Bounce (Gordon) 7:06
04. Catalonia Nights (Gordon) 8:37
05. Four (Vinson) 9:30
06. Easy Living [Take 1] (Rainger-Robin) 7:59
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