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

Dexter Gordon - The Tower of Power! Жанр: Bop, Hard Bop Год выпуска диска: 1969 (1993 Remastered) Производитель диска: Prestige OJCCD-299-2 Аудио кодек: APE Тип рипа: image+.cue Битрейт аудио: lossless Продолжительность: 36:02 Трэклист: 01. Montmartre (Gordon) 02. The Rainbow People (Gordon) 03. Stanley the Steamer (Gordon) 04. Those Were the Days (Raskin) Состав: Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone, James Moody - tenor saxophone (1), Barry Harris - piano, Buster Williams - bass, Albert "Tootie" Heath - drums. Recorded in New York City; April 2 and 4, 1969. Digitally remastered, 1993 - Phil De Lancie (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).   Review by Lindsay Planer Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) returned to the United States in the spring of 1969 to create his first studio recordings in nearly a decade. Joined by James Moody (tenor sax), Barry Harris (piano), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums), Gordon actually documented enough material for two long players -- Tower of Power (1969) and More Power! (1969) -- both of which became primary staples of the artist's voluminous Prestige catalog. An opening flourish from Heath on "Montmartre" marks the commencement of the platter, leading into a mid-tempo bop. Gordon and Moody swing steadily as they bounce ideas off each other. The arrangement is loose enough to allow Harris to subtly interject and punctuate within the spaces left by the two tenors. His quote of Georges Bizet's Carmen is especially tasty. Heath turns the beat around to undergird the unit with a funkier, almost rock rhythm -- a device that the percussionist would refer back to in short order. The lovely Gordon original "Rainbow People" is full of warm textures revealing a remarkably intimate rapport between he and Harris. Williams' thick and wistful lines add a measure of empathy to Gordon's introspective leads. As he had done earlier, Heath's slippery and mutable groove at the start of "Stanley the Steamer" has shades of soul as the rest of the combo remain comparatively straight for maximum effect. The exchanges and banter created by Williams and Harris are priceless as they briefly and creatively cajole. Heath then is given room for an all-too-brief solo before wrapping up the affair behind the same conspicuously catchy cadence from the top. The cover of Gene Raskin's memorable ballad "Those Were the Days" is a fitting conclusion if not an emotional zenith for all involved. Once again, Gordon and Williams are stunning in their affinity for balance and timing as they complement each other -- particularly during the introduction as the bassist incorporates the longing and yearning sonic consistency of a bow. Gordon selflessly provides copious space to his bandmates, a quality that certainly makes selections such as these a pleasure to revisit. Nowhere is there a better example than just prior to the song's coda as Harris gets a final chance to contribute. Another five titles from these sessions were released as More Power! (1969) the following year and all nine were eventually compiled some ten years later as simply Power! (1979). Alternate versions of "Montmartre," "The Rainbow People," and "Stanley the Steamer" are likewise an essential part of Gordon's Complete Prestige Recordings (2004) 11-CD box set.     EAC.log EAC extraction logfile from 15. September 2007, 14:11 for CD Dexter Gordon / The Tower of Power Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-4120B Adapter: 1 ID: 1 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Read offset correction : 667 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 : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Installed external ASPI interface Range status and errors Selected range Filename D:\_rips\EAC\Dexter Gordon - The Tower of Power.wav Peak level 100.0 % Range quality 100.0 % CRC B515BD4F Copy OK No errors occured End of status report Обложки прилагаются. Благодарности за релиз - Ornette (hqshare).