One Flight Up
by Dexter Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: 1965
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 37:09
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Niels-Henning 脴rsted Pedersen, Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Art Taylor
Album Notes & Community Reviews
This album is defined by its stunning, 18-minute centerpiece, 'Tanya.' The Donald Byrd composition moves beyond bebop forms into a more patient, expansive modal territory, giving Dexter Gordon an enormous canvas on which to paint one of his most celebrated solos. The session is also notable for featuring the astonishing debut of 18-year-old Danish bass virtuoso Niels-Henning 脴rsted Pedersen.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, classic, ballad, soulful, sophisticated
Tracklist
- Tanya (18:21)
- Coppin' the Haven (11:18)
- Darn That Dream (7:30)
Credits
- Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone
- Niels-Henning 脴rsted Pedersen - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Art Taylor - drums
- Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Kenny Drew - piano, written-by
- Francis Wolff - producer, photography by [cover photo]
- Jacques Lubin - recorded by
- Donald Byrd - trumpet, written-by
- Eddie DeLange - written-by
- Jimmy Van Heusen - written-by