Dexter Gordon Quartet - Heartaches (1965)

Tracklist

01 Heartaches 14:15
02 Devilette 12:26
03 You’’ve Changed 10:20
04 Introduction 0:58
05 So What? 9:44

personnel :

Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew - piano
Niels Pedersen - bass
Alex Riel - drums

This Steeplechase set features Dexter Gordon during his long European sojourn. Recorded live in 1965 in Paris Gordon is accompanied by the great bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, pianist Kenny Drew, and drummer Alex Riel. There are four cuts here, and they include the title track, a standard set to a burning tempo, a gorgeous balladic read of "You've Changed," a swaggering swinger in Ben Tucker's "Devilette," and a strutting, bluesed-out version of Miles Davis' "So What." The recording quality can be a tiny bit iffy at times, but the performance is stellar and more than makes up for the few rough spots in the session. Recommended.~Thom Jurek