(Bop, Hard Bop) Dexter Gordon - More Power! - 1969, APE (image+.cue), lossless

Dexter Gordon - More Power! Жанр: Bop, Hard Bop Год выпуска диска: 1994 Производитель диска: Prestige/OJC (OJC20 815-2) Аудио кодек: APE Тип рипа: image+.cue Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 40:00 Трэклист: 01. Lady Bird (Dameron) 02. Meditation (Meditação) (Jobim) 03. Fried Bananas (Gordon) 04. Boston Bernie (Gordon) 05. Sticky Wicket (Gordon) Personnel: Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone James Moody - tenor saxophone (#1,5) Barry Harris - piano Buster Williams - bass Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; April 2 (#1,5) and 4, 1969. Обложки есть. Благодарности за релиз - Travis (hqshare).   Review by Lindsay Planer Dexter Gordon's return Stateside resulted in the tenor participating in his first studio sessions in nearly a decade. Not only would his April 1969 confab with James Moody (tenor sax), Barry Harris (piano), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums) yield this long player, but its predecessor/companion Tower of Power! as well. Things get off to a hectic start with both Moody and Gordon front and center on Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird." Things get a bit overwhelming as the two tenors go horn-to-horn with Miles Davis' "Half Nelson" thrown into the mix. Otherwise, it is a fun rendition that finds Gordon quoting Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" within his extended extemporaneous leads. Moody then counters in an exceedingly soulful manner. He demonstrates his remarkable depth, dexterity and melodic sensibilities. One of the highlights of the project is the slight stylistic diversion on the update of Antonio Carlos Jobim's timeless "Meditation (Meditação)." The uncomplicated, yet exquisite horn lines rival that of sax samba guru Stan Getz. It also begs the question why Gordon didn't venture into Latin rhythms with any degree of frequency. "Fried Bananas" is a rousing recycling of Rodgers & Hart's "It Could Happen to You." The trend of reconfiguring Great American Songbook standards subsequently resurfaces on "Boston Bernie," but more about that in a moment. Back to "Fried Bananas" briefly to point out the charming interaction between Gordon and Heath as the pair trade fours just prior to the conclusion. The bouncy and beguiling "Boston Bernie" bears a definite resemblance to the Jerome Kern classic "All the Things You Are." The syncopated setting does wonders to the tune, creating an avenue for Gordon's catchy and expressive performance. "Sticky Wicket" concludes More Power! with Moody and Gordon blending together one last time. Moody merely accompanies his fellow tenor as they blow in tandem during the opening and closing. Debatably, the approach comes off more cohesively than the alternate of the number that initially surfaced on the Blue Dex: Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues compile. Other outtakes from these dates can be located on Gordon's authoritative Complete Prestige Recordings (2004) box set. It hosts previously unearthed renderings of "Lady Bird," an arguably superior "Boston Bernie," as well as the Michael Carr cut "Dinner for One Please, James," which Nat Cole had a modicum of success with.     EAC.log EAC extraction logfile from 25. February 2005, 17:19 for CD Dexter Gordon / More Power Used drive : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A Adapter: 1 ID: 1 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, NO disable cache Read offset correction : 0 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No Used output format : Internal WAV Routines 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : No Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000 Range status and errors Selected range Filename E:\Emule\Incoming\CDImage.wav Peak level 100.0 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC ACFEDFA5 Copy OK No errors occured End of status report