The Meeting (Jackie McLean album)

The Meeting
Live album by
Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon
Released1974; 50 years ago (1974)
RecordedJuly 20–21, 1973
VenueJazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length63:46
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1006
ProducerNils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
A Ghetto Lullaby
(1973) 		The Meeting
(1974) 		The Source
(1973)
Dexter Gordon chronology
Blues à la Suisse
(1973) 		The Meeting
(1973) 		The Source
(1973)

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 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

  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. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.