Jazz / Post-Bop; Hard Bop
Recorded: Jul 20-21, 1973
Veteran tenor Dexter Gordon and altoist Jackie McLean teamed up for a few club dates in 1973 and the results have been released on two Steeple Chase albums; the other one is The Meeting. Unlike the earlier release which focused on lesser-known material, The Source features the saxophonists on three jazz standards (Miles Davis's "Half Nelson," "I Can't Get Started" and Charlie Parker's "Another Hair-Do") in addition to reviving Dexter Gordon's 1947 composition "Dexter Digs In." The music is a bit loose and long-winded ("Half Nelson" is over 18 minutes long) but recommended to straightahead jazz fans.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic
Kenny Drew - piano
Dexter Gordon - tenor sax, soprano sax
Jackie McLean - alto sax
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
Alex Riel - drums |
