Our Man In Paris

Dexter Gordon

Format: 1 CD

Genre: jazz

Barcode: 0724359172224

already resident in paris when recording this album, dexter fatn brought together bud powell and kenny clarke for the first time since the 1940s! It's just one of the best sessions.

Description

already resident in paris when recording this album, dexter fatn brought together bud powell and kenny clarke for the first time since the 1940s! It's just one of the best sessions.

Artist

Born: February 27, 1923 // Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: April 26, 1990 // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
One of the most important tenor saxophonists to emerge during the bebop era. Gordon was initially inspired by Lester Young, but his intense playing and rich sound reflect the influence of Herschel Evans and Illinois Jacquet, big-toned tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s. Gordon, in turn, went on to be a major inspiration to the next generation including Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Gordon's distinctive style included his humorous habit of quoting themes from other songs in solos and a tendency towards extended treatments of songs that sometimes lasted 20 minutes. After his Blue Note debut in 1961 on, Doin' Allright (with Freddie Hubbard and Horace Parlan) he recorded several classic albums for the label including, Go! (with Sonny Clark and Billy Higgins), Our Man in Paris (with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot) and One Flight Up (with Donald Byrd and Kenny Drew).

Tracks

1 Scrapple From The Apple 07:19

2 Willow Weep For Me 08:44

3 Broadway 06:42

4 Stairway To The Stars 06:54

5 A Night In Tunisia 08:12

6 Our Love Is Here To Stay 05:36

7 Like Someone In Love 06:17

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, Cassette, File

Labels

Blue Note, Ermitage, Music Matters Ltd., Doxy, Decca France

Countries

France, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United States of America, Europe, UK & Europe

years

1963, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

Members