The Meeting (Jackie McLean album)

The Meeting
Live album by Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon
Released 1974
Recorded July 20 & 21, 1973
Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length 63:46
Label SteepleChase
SCS-1006
Producer Nils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
A Ghetto Lullaby
(1973)A Ghetto Lullaby1973		 The Meeting
(1973)		 The Source
(1973)The Source1973
Dexter Gordon chronology
Blues à la Suisse
(1973) Blues à la Suisse1973		 The Meeting
(1973) The Meeting1973		 The Source
(1973) The Source1973

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

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

  1. Introduction by Jackie McLean - 0:50
  2. "All Clean" (Dexter Gordon) - 17:10
  3. "Rue de La Harpe" (Sahib Shihab) - 8:34
  4. "Callin'" (Kenny Drew) - 13:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Sunset" (Drew) - 10:37
  6. "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 13:13

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Jackie McLean Catalog". JAZZDISCO.org. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography". Jazzlists.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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