| One Flight Up | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Dexter Gordon |
| Cover: | One Flight Up.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | A Swingin' Affair |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Gettin' Around |
| Next Year: | 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.
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]
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."