The Source (Jackie McLean album)

The Source
Live album by Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon
Released	1974
Recorded	July 20 & 21, 1973 Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Straight-ahead jazz
Length	70:25
Label	SteepleChase SCS-1020
Producer	Nils Winther
Jackie McLean chronology
The Meeting (1973) The Source (1974) Antiquity (1974)
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Meeting (1973) The Source (1973) The Apartment (1974)

The Source is a live album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label. ^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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

Robert Christgau wrote in his 1977 column in The Village Voice that he preferred The Source to both McLean's The Meeting and Gordon's 1976 Homecoming if he wanted to "hear recent live Dexter". ^[6] AllMusic critic Scott Yanow was less enthusiastic, writing that "the music is a bit loose and long-winded ('Half Nelson' is over 18 minutes long) but recommended to straightahead jazz fans". ^[3]

Track listing

1. " Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) - 18:36
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 7:18
3. "Another Hair-Do" (Charlie Parker) - 13:31
4. "Dexter Digs In" (Dexter Gordon) - 11:04

Personnel

• Jackie McLean  – alto saxophone
• Dexter Gordon  – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew  – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen  – bass
• Alex Riel  – drums

References

1. Jackie McLean discography accessed March 13, 2015
2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 136. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 980. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
6. Christgau, Robert (June 27, 1977). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved August 25, 2013.

External links

• The Source at Discogs (list of releases)