Dexter Gordon - Backstairs (1979, The Hague)
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- Recorded in 1979 at Carrousel Zaal, The Hague, The Netherlands
Taken from the album North Sea Jazz Legendary Concerts - Dexter Gordon
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Line-up:
Dexter Gordon (Tenor saxophone)
Kirk Lightsey (Piano)
Rufus Reid (Bass)
Eddie Gladden (Drums)
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Outstanding Drummer. One of the best drum solos I have ever heard.
Incredible
Eddie Gladden was a unique master drummer. He didn't get the recognition that many other drummers got but through the work with Larry Young, James Moody, Horace Silver and Dexter it is very obvious. I use to think of him as a heavyweight Billy Higgins.
@@ronniecohen5668 . . . Billy had a switch for a deep basement groove.
Ohh I knew and listened to EG when I was a youngster. EG really lets the swing elastic like a rubber band .
A true great and master!! This band swings harder than most! They lit fires on these tunes!!! Shiiit
@@drumz47My God makes it swing like going to another planet. Inspired stuff,!!! Gems!! These cats kept Dex young ..what a trio
Jazz played this way is the most beautiful thing in the universe!!!Praises the creator and all ...ecpression..
Kirk, Eddie and Rufus... dynamite accompanists!!!
Eddie Gladden is world class!
preach! awesome playing.
He is a spiritual adept at the drums.
Thanks to all the peoble that made it possible for us left behind still to hear Dexter, who is so missed on the jazzscene to day. I miss him very much.
Eddie Gladden is KILLING IT !!!! :o
What a drive, good Lord....
The Cats!! Unbelievable
heard this concert live .... still can't breath normally....;--)) Dex was drunk as hell, concert started to late but.... heaven showed up !!
This is Priceless....
Powerful
I was sitting w Harvey Mason in the Keystone SF and he was soloing and we both were like...DAMN he is soooooo great!!!!
My God!! Absolutely beyond description
Man Eddie swings HARD!
This is such terrific footage. Totally killer performances from all !
Totally agree. Even just listening on my phone for the first time. Just burning. The piano solo!
One of the greatest!
Thanks for posting!! Masterpiece!!!
Eddie swings incredibly hard, I love his playing. He’s pure flow! A thing I’ve never heard from any other drummer is that this guy feathers his bass drum on half notes rather than quarter notes, quite a lot. If you listen with headphones it’s interesting how he integrates the half note bass drum feathering with dropping bombs with the bass drum bebop style.
It don' get no better den dis, baby!
These vats of course are all extreme heavies... Kirk playing the serious fire,! Inspired! Great !
The drummer is amazing...as is the whole band. Why haven't I heard of Eddie Gladden before?
I saw Eddie a couple of times live with Dexter in 1980 and '81. The first time was at a club and then at a festival. Before that I had heard him with Horace Silver on the radio from a festival. Fat and groovy in the band and sensational in his solos. One of my absolute heroes (as a drummer myself). God bless him!
Yeah Ray same here - I was 18-19 when I went to the Village Vanguard several times and caught Eddie with Dexter there. I almost couldn’t believe how much it was grooving & swinging. Even though I’m 57, I want to be Eddie Gladden when I grow up!
Eddie Gladden? Webster Jr. High Newark NJ Grad 1953. Played the snare in the school orchestra. We didn't have a full set on=f drums.
SALUTE TO THESE GREAT 👍🏽 🎶 🎼 🎵
Precious it is!!! A treasuure
Kirk Lightsey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HS!!
Kirk Lightsey on piano! The good die young. Also love that split screen camera work!
dex was freaking awesome. unique phrasing and sound. Really an all-time great!
Right on. I know of no musician whom I could compare as having such a Cool personality and masterful playing style as had the mighty Dexter Gordon. Miles Davis fitted also in this category, as did Lester Young and Oscar Peterson. Add to this, the great Benny Goodman and the impecable composer-arranger Fletcher Henderson.
Magnifical musicians... Great !.
Blues on my shoes... This band could really (and I mean Really) swing the shit out of things!
Good god… this kicks ass
This concert series was just awesome. I saw the Buddy Rich concert in this series on youtube as well. It was a fantastic performance, too. 1979 was a good year for Jazz in The Hague.
wow !!!!!
THANKS 🙏 FOR POSTING.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Shiiiit. That drum solo!!! Turbo!!!!
Telepathic playing!
(The man from Glad)EDDIE GLADDEN ALL WAYS BRINGS THE FIRE.
My Lord Eddie Gladden!
Eddie Gladden is one of those most proficient drummers who plays with technical efficiency but also with real verve and spirit, like equally Carl Burnett; or perhaps the early work of Billy Cobham ......those are the drummers whom I really admire...
Oh Yeah
nicely grey sideburns..
now that's how i wanna age!
It's really interesting to see Dexter's North American group in Europe, rather than his European band.
@alterdestiny Absolutely loved both bands. Wish I'd had a chance to see the European quartet, but I was lucky to see Dex's American group often at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago 1976-1986, first with George Cables and later Kirk Lightsey. I only experienced the European group on the wonderful SteepleChase records, which I treasure and believe are far better than the Blue Note stuff.
Fans were lined up down the block and they had to clear the house after each set at the Jazz Showcase to get everyone in to see Dex with this group from 1976-86. I waited a good four years to hear Dex the first time there in '76, and never missed a chance after...It was a powerhouse.
To bring your own band on the road was a luxury enjoyed by the very few. The first Artist I paid to see was Kenny Burrell in around 1972 at The London House, and he already had the success necessary to bring his group with Richard Wyands and Major Holley. The first few times I heard Milt Jackson in the 70s, after the demise of the MJQ, he appeared with the house band (local rhythm section) at the Jazz Showcase. Soon, he was able to bring fine groups with the likes of Cedar Walton and Monty Alexander on the road. Yusef Lateef he had his own band with him, as did Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Carmen, Sarah, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith and a very short list of top musicians I heard often back then as they passed through Chicago twice a year. Sonny Stitt (the Lone Wolf) and so many deserving others never did have their own bands. Dexter achieved the double blessing of having two great road bands for his European and American appearances.
I treasure and miss that experience.
that aint easy
Who was Tootie playing with at the time?
K !!
dex made a way for these cats to BURN
Thanks for posting!! Masterpiece!!!
Absolute!! Priceless Gem!