At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: CD #.show-split Dexter Gordon (sax)

Dexter Gordon (sax)

The Ballad Of Hollis Brown

Dat Dere (Live at Hibiya Public Hall

it still bears repeating that Bill Charlap is one of the great jazz piano players

this session hits a magical mark with the six-song set being highlighted by the tracks ‘Las Vegas Blues’

At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge: CD #.show-split Dexter Gordon (sax)When Oscar Peterson arrived at Bakers Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960 for a two week engagement, the pianists year old trio, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, was ascending to new artistic peaks. Intended at the time as a live album for Verve but never released, the music recorded at Bakers Keyboard Lounge features remarkable, previously unissued performances, all taped on a single Friday night. No matter the tempo,