AL COHN, tenor sax
DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax
BLUE MITCHELL, trumpet
SAM NOTO, trumpet
BARRY HARRIS, piano
SAM JONES, bass
LOUIS HAYES, drums
(Recorded October 22, 1976)
True Blue, (Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon, Barry Harris, Louis Hayes, Sam Jones, Blue Mitchell, Sam Noto) on the Xanadu label, Catalog Number Xanadu 136. This is the original 1977 release that was recorded on Oct. 22nd, 1976. "True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts. The real star here is Barry Harris, and if you listen closely to his comping behind the soloist or his many colorful chords and single-line runs, you realize how brilliant he continued to be in his prime during this beyond-bebop time frame......" Review by Michael G. Nastos
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