The Meeting (Jackie McLean album)

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The Meeting
File:The Meeting (album).jpg
Live album by
Released1974; 51 years ago (1974)
RecordedJuly 20–21, 1973
VenueJazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length63:46
LabelSteepleChase
SCS-1006
ProducerNils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
A Ghetto Lullaby
(1973)
The Meeting
(1974)
The Source
(1973)
Dexter Gordon chronology
Blues à la Suisse
(1973)
The Meeting
(1973)
The Source
(1973)

The Meeting is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The music falls short of being classic but is quite spirited and recommended to fans of both Dexter Gordon and Jackie McLean".[3]

Track listing

  1. Introduction by Jackie McLean - 0:50
  2. "All Clean" (Dexter Gordon) - 17:10
  3. "Rue de La Harpe" (Sahib Shihab) - 8:34
  4. "Callin'" (Kenny Drew) - 13:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Sunset" (Drew) - 10:37
  6. "On the Trail" (Ferde Grofé) - 13:13

Personnel

References

  1. "Jackie McLean Catalog". JAZZDISCO.org. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. "Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography". Jazzlists.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.