Dedication Duke Pearson

Duke Pearson - Dedication! (1970) [Reissue 2000] Music

Posted by gribovar at Jan. 13, 2021

Recorded in 1961 for a small label that proceeded to go broke, Dedication! would not be released until nine years after its initial recording. This seems odd considering the all-star cast of players. Pianist Duke Pearson is joined by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, baritone player Pepper Adams, trombonist Willie Wilson, bassist Thomas Howard, and drummer Lex Humphries on seven selections. The set kicks off with Tommy Flanagan's "Minor Mishap," an upbeat piece that brings forth nice solos from everyone. This might be Pearson's session, but everybody is given plenty of room to cut loose. Wilson, for instance, is featured for the length of "The Nearness of You" and for a great deal of "Time After Time." This is fortunate in retrospect; he made few recordings and would pass away in 1963, two years after this record was made…

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Duke Pearson - The Classic Albums Collection (1959-1964) (4CD) (2018) Music

Posted by Domestos at Feb. 13, 2021

Duke Pearson - The Classic Albums Collection (1959-1964) (4CD) (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 1,78 Gb | 05:12:01 | Covers
Hard Bop | Label: Enlightenment - EN4CD9141

An acclaimed pianist, composer and producer, and an A&R man to boot, Duke Pearson played a crucial role in the development of the hard bop genre at the turn of the 1960s. As a musician, he led many of his own groups and played on the records of a host of jazz greats, most notably by esteemed jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd, but also those by Grant Green, Thad Jones and Pepper Adams. And although his recording career was cut tragically short - his time as bandleader lasted little over a decade - a ferocious work ethic led to the great man's legacy boasting a magnificent catalogue of albums, particularly during the early part of his career.

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