___ _ __ __
___/ (_)_________(_)___/ /__ ____ / /_
/ __ / / ___/ ___/ / __ / _ \/ __ \/ __/
/ /_/ / (__ |__ ) / /_/ / __/ / / / /_
\__,_/_/____/____/_/\__,_/\___/_/ /_/\__/
d i s s i d e n t
_______________________________________________________________________
a r t i s t : duke pearson
t i t l e : dedication!
d a t e : 1961
l a b e l : Prestige
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Oct-2003
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 53,6 MB
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
01-minor mishap [04:27]
02-number five (aka miss bertha d. blues) [03:49]
03-the nearness of you [05:05]
04-apothegm [05:39]
05-lex [05:51]
06-blues for alvina [07:15]
07-time after time [06:52]
-------
38:58 min
_______________________________________________________________________
inventas vitam iuvat excoluisse per artes