One Flight Up japanese groove Enamored with the song’s outcome

Enamored with the song’s outcome

and becomes the pop star of his dreams

the set closes with a jaw-dropping version of Stevie Wonder’s “As”

A1: Melody For Melonae

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One Flight Up japanese groove Enamored with the song’s outcomeDexter Gordon had been living in Europe for several years when he recorded One Flight Up, one of his acknowledged masterpiece albums, in Paris in June of 1964. Its all here: Dexters magnificently huge sound, Donald Byrd in peak form on trumpet, the subtle sophistication of pianist Kenny Drew, the utter brilliance of the then teenaged bass phenom Niels Henning Orsted Pederson, and the rock steady swing of drummer Art Taylor. The opening track Tanya