Gordon, Dexter

One Flight Up

In One Flight Up, one of Dexter Gordon most famous albums, we can find the best of the best of jazz of those years: the wide and wonderfully expressive sound of Dexter Gordon himself, the great trumpeter Donald Byrd, the elegantly sophisticated tones of pianist Kenny Drew, the exciting brilliance of double bass phenomenon Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson and the imperishable swing charge of drummer Art Taylor. With its more than 18 minutes of duration, the opening track "Tanya" occupies the entire first side and offers a performance that has legitimately become part of the history of jazz.

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