SteepleChase · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Meeting Vol. 1
| Recorded | Jul 20-21, 1973 |
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| Label | SteepleChase |
| Released | 1973 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 326938 |
The record
Gordon's unhurried tenor phrasing meets the leader's clipped, urgent alto on this Copenhagen summit, Drew and company laying down swing plain enough for both men to roam freely. Bebop's two camps trade choruses without a hint of rivalry.
Session personnel
- Jackie McLean — alto saxophone
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen — bass
- Alex Riel — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 17 pressings on file.
| 1974 | SteepleChase · SCS-1006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1974 | SteepleChase — STEREO |
| 1974 | SteepleChase · SCS-1006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Inner City Records · IC 2006 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Inner City Records · IC 2006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Inner City Records · IC 2006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Blue Labels |
| 1979 | SteepleChase · BT-5308 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | SteepleChase · ULS-6096-S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | SteepleChase · SCCD-31006 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | SteepleChase · VACE-1006 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | SteepleChase · VACS-1007 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2008 | SteepleChase · VACZ-1126 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Paper Sleeve |
| 2013 | SteepleChase · VACM-7108 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2022 | SteepleChase · G1006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g |
Follow the players
Jackie McLean also plays on
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen also plays on
Alex Riel also plays on