One of many impromptu sessions staged in 1977 for Lionel Hampton's Who's Who in Jazz label, this recording features the basic band of Hampton on vibes, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Hank Jones on piano, George Duvivier on bass, Oliver Jackson on drums, and Candido Camero on congas that is common to many of the albums, plus, in this case, Dexter Gordon (an alumnus of the Hampton big band) on tenor and soprano saxophone. The songs are mostly standards like "They Say That Falling in Love Is Wonderful" and "I Should Care," and Hampton and Gordon are given extended solo time in the relaxed arrangements, with Pizzarelli and Jones also taking occasional turns. The charm of all the 1977 Who's Who sessions is their intimacy: they sound more like something overheard after the final set in a club than formal recordings. This is one of the better ones. ~ by William Ruhlmann, AMG.
Masters Records, CLCD 5025, 1988
Recorded 11th November, 1977
at Studio 21 Sound, New York
Dexter Gordon - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone [Vibes]
Hank Jones - Piano
Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar
George Duvivier - Bass
Oliver Jackson - Drums
Candido - Percussion [Longa Drums]
Tracks:
1. Cute {Neal Hefti, Stanley
Styne} (7:01)
2. They Say That Falling In
Love Is Wonderful {Irving Berlin} (7:56)
3. Lullaby Of Birdland {B. Y.
Forster, George Shearing} (4:20)
4. I Should Care {Axel
Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn} (5:13)
5. Seven Come Eleven {Charlie
Christian, Benny Goodman} (6:29)
6. Blues For Gates {Lionel
Hampton} (8:05)
Total Time: 39:06
Credits:
Producer - Lionel Hampton
Executive Producer - Robert
W. Schachner
Compilation - Emiel Kamzol
