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The Meeting (Jackie McLean album)
The Meeting is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2]
| The Meeting | ||||
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| Live album by Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 20–21, 1973 | |||
| Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:46 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS-1006 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The music falls short of being classic but is quite spirited and recommended to fans of both Dexter Gordon and Jackie McLean".[3]
Track listing edit
- Introduction by Jackie McLean - 0:50
- "All Clean" (Dexter Gordon) - 17:10
- "Rue de La Harpe" (Sahib Shihab) - 8:34
- "Callin'" (Kenny Drew) - 13:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Sunset" (Drew) - 10:37
- "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 13:13
Personnel edit
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Alex Riel – drums
References edit
- ^ "Jackie McLean Catalog". JAZZDISCO.org. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ "Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography". Jazzlists.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.