Dexter Gordon: Gettin’ Around (1965) Blue Note

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UPDATE: November 24, a change from jazz, over at my sister blog Age Improves With Wine, fruits of lockdown and an unexpected Summer-long exploration into French Rosé: Grape Expectations, Think Pink Poking around among unfinished business may not be a … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris (1963) Blue Note

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Selection: A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie) Artists Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Bud Powell (piano) Pierre Michelot (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)  recorded CBS Studios, Paris, France, May 23, 1963,  engineer Claude Ermelin, mastered by Van Gelder, and released in November 1963. … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: Dexter Calling (1961) Blue Note

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Selection: Modal Mood  (Kenny Drew) . Artists Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) Kenny Drew (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1961 Dexter’s career (b.1923-1990) covers a lot of musical territory and … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: One Flight Up (1964) Blue Note

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An LJC follower wondered why I had omitted to cover this excellent Dexter Gordon title. I couldn’t think of a convincing answer, so here it is,  hot from the LJC collection. More Americans in Paris, in the shadow of the Eiffel … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon Doin’ Allright (1961) Blue Note

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Selection: Society Red (Dexter Gordon) –  long, 12 minutes, but Great! .  .  . Selection Society Red is big stretching-out blues march, rock steady in 4:4 time, with Hubbard and Gordon very much on the same page. Over 12 minutes it never … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon “A Swinging Affair” (1962)

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Track Selection: Don’t Explain Artists Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone; Sonny Clark, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 27, 1962 (Historical footnote: Not long after this recording, Dexter moved to Paris, … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: Gettin’ Around (1965) Blue Note

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Track Selection:  Manaha da Carnaval .  .  . Artists Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone;  Barry Harris, piano; Bob Cranshaw bass;  Billy Higgins, drums; recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 28-9, 1965 Dexter’s last major release for Blue … Continue reading →

Dexter blows smoke “Hot and Cool” (1955) Dootone/ Ducretet Thompson

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Selection: “I Hear Music” . Artists: Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums; Jimmy Robinson, trumpet. Recorded on November 11 and 12, 1955 Music Like most of Dexter’s records, it is straight surefooted tenor-led … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: Go (1962) Blue Note

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  Track Selection: “Love for Sale” . . . Artists Dexter Gordon, tenor Saxophone; Sonny Clark, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 27, 1962, released November 1962. Music: Big happy … Continue reading →

Dexter Gordon: “Clubhouse” (1965) Japan

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Track Selection: Devilette Artists Freddie Hubbard (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Barry Harris (p) Bob Cranshaw or Ben Tucker (b) Billy Higgins (d) Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1965 Music Recorded shortly after Dexter’s masterful “Our man in Paris”, “One … Continue reading →