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| 1. | Minor Mishap
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| 2. | Number Five (aka Miss Bertha D. Blues)
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| 3. | The Nearness Of You
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| 4. | Apothegm
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| 5. | Lex
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| 6. | Blues For Alvina
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| 7. | Time After Time
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Recorded: August 2, 1961, Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York
Duke Pearson - piano
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Willie Wilson - trombone
Thomas Howard - bass
Lex Humphries - drums
This session is one of several recorded by producer Fred Norsworthy in 1961 and ultimately released on various labels. It was intended to feature trombonist Willie Wilson, who made what turned out to be his only recorded appearance here and revealed a warm and intelligent persona on his original "Blues for Alvina" and ballad features "The Nearness of You" and "Time After Time." The sextet date also provided one of the earliest opportunities for pianist Duke Pearson--like Wilson and bassist Thomas Howard a product of the Atlanta scene--to demonstrate his arranging skills outside a trio context, while also featuring Freddie Hubbard (a new star who had just joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers at the time) and the more established Pepper Adams. Pearson gets a surprisingly intimate sound out of the unusual trumpet/trombone/baritone sax configuration, which in addition to the standards is heard playing memorable tunes by Donald Byrd and Tommy Flanagan as well as originals from within the band.
Recorded for a small label that proceeded to go broke, Dedication! would not be released until nine years after its initial recording. This seems odd considering the all-star cast of players. Pianist Duke Pearson is joined by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, baritone player Pepper Adams, trombonist Willie Wilson, bassist Thomas Howard, and drummer Lex Humphries on seven selections. The set kicks off with Tommy Flanagan's "Minor Mishap," an upbeat piece that brings forth nice solos from everyone. This might be Pearson's session, but everybody is given plenty of room to cut loose. Wilson, for instance, is featured for the length of "The Nearness of You" and for a great deal of "Time After Time." This is fortunate in retrospect; he made few recordings and would pass away in 1963, two years after this record was made. Pearson also turns in a number of nice solos. Like Hank Jones, his light touch serves him well on instrumentals like "Blues for Alvina" and "Time After Time." The performances by Hubbard and Adams are topnotch throughout; they turn in first-rate work on numbers like Donald Byrd's "Lex" and the Pearson original "The Number Five." An important factor in the success of this album is the unusual combination of trumpet, trombone, and baritone saxophone that creates a resonant, full sound. Pearson would make a number of other fine recordings for Blue Note during the '60s, but none finer than this one. Dedication! serves as a fine introduction to a talented pianist.
---Ronnie Lankford Jr., allmusic |
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