One Flight Up

One Flight Up
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	Mid September 1965[1]
Recorded	June 2, 1964 CBS Studios, Paris
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:05 original LP 48:07 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BLP 4176
Producer	Francis Wolff
Dexter Gordon chronology
A Swingin' Affair (1964) One Flight Up (1965) Gettin' Around (1966)

One Flight Up is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded on June 2, 1964 in Paris and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2] The session featured Donald Byrd on trumpet, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and drummer Art Taylor.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars stating "One Flight Up stands as a testament to Dexter Gordon's viability as a bandleader and teammate, while his individualism is somewhat sublimated. It's a good listen to digest all the way through, especially if you are as patient as the performers, who have a lot to say".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The LondonJazzCollector remarks upon Gordon's role in encouraging young talent and seasoned pros alike to stretch themselves, stating "it’s great to find [Gordon] give lots of space to the other players, particularly in the Byrd-penned “Tanya” which occupies all of side one. Dexter is quietly restrained, Byrd plays to Hubbard, Drew plays to Pearson and Hancock, Taylor mixes Blakey with a touch of Williams, and NHOP [Pedersen] walks dreamlike through the 18 minute space."^[6]

Track listing

Original release

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tanya"	Donald Byrd	18:18
Total length:			18:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coppin' the Haven"	Kenny Drew	11:17
2.	"Darn That Dream"	Eddie DeLange Jimmy Van Heusen	7:30
Total length:			18:47 37:05

CD reissue

All tracks are written by Dexter Gordon except as indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tanya"		18:18
2.	"Coppin' the Haven"	Drew	11:17
3.	"Darn That Dream"	DeLange Van Heusen	7:30
4.	"Kong Neptune"		11:02
Total length:			48:07

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (tracks 1 & 2)
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

References

1. Billboard Sept 4, 1965
2. Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 22, 2010
3. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 22, 2010
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
6. "Dexter Gordon: One Flight up (1964) Blue Note". 11 September 2014.