Description
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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
Blow Mr. Dexter
2
Dexter's Deck
3
Dexter's Cuttin' Out
4
Dexter's Minor Mad
5
Long Tall Dexter
6
Dexter Rides Again
7
I Can't Escape From You
8
Dexter Digs In
9
Settin' The Place (Parts 1 & 2)
10
So Easy
11
Dexter's Riff
12
Dexter's Mood
13
Dextrose
14
Index
15
Dextevity
16
Mischievous Lady
17
Lullaby In Rhythm
18
Iridescence (Chromatic Aberration)
19
It's The Talk Of The Town
20
Blues Bikini
21
Ghost Of A Chance
22
Sweet And Lovely
23
Blue 'N' Boogie
