It's been a while since added to this series of the blog. Here are the previous entries - Kings of Swing, Kind Of Blue, Charlie Parker, Billie and Pres, Out To Lunch.
I picked up Dexter Gordon's Our Man In
Paris (Blue Note) towards the end of my last year at high school or during the
summer before heading to music school. I can't remember what led me to this
album but it was on heavy rotation over the summer leading to the start of music
school and I transcribed a few of the solos. Although I have played some of the tracks to students over the years it's not an album I return to often.
Listening to it when I was working on this post was the first time I had given
the album a run for quite some time. Back then I think I was drawn to the boldness of his tone and the excitement of the faster tracks (“Scrapple From The Apple,” “Broadway,” and “A
Night In Tunisia” - I also had heard other artists play them). Now my attention
was drawn to the ballad (“Stairway To The Stars”) and the track I don’t
remember as a well as the others (“Our Love Is Hear To Stay"). I have mixed feelings about this album now - it's one of nostalgia rather than musical affinity. However, the shimmering cymbals of Kenny Clarke grabbed me and I feel I will likely return
to the album for his playing alone – Klook plays great on the entire album.
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