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Most of these nine tunes were recorded between 1962 and 1965, with one cut, the final one, taken from a very late date in 1985 with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, and Pierre Michelot. Over the course of his career in jazz, Dexter Gordon became one of its greatest balladeers. These tunes, all standards save one original, showcase him in wonderfully intimate settings, allowing his true singing voice on the horn to shine through and express complex emotions through fairly simple arrangements. "Serenade in Blue" opens the set, and Gordon croons to Sir Charles Thompson's light-fingered chords and ostinati. On "Stairway to the Stars," with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, and Michelot, Gordon digs into the melody and paints it with deep, resonant colors. The lone Gordon composition, "Jodi," with Freddie Hubbard, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins, is full of Dex's trademark tenderness and gentleness. This is a beautifully sequenced selection, one that plays to the saxophonist's greatest strength.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Dexter Gordon, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, Composer - Mack Gordon, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Turrentine, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Charles Thompson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Al Lucas, Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1962 Blue Note Records
Dexter Gordon, MainArtist - Ray Noble, Composer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Max Kester, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1962 Blue Note Records
Dexter Gordon, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
A. Nichols, Composer - M. Holiner, Composer - Dexter Gordon, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - L. E. Freeman, Composer - S. Chaplin, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 2000 Blue Note Records
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Bud Powell, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Dexter Gordon, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Wolff, Producer - Kenny Clarke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Signorelli, Composer - Pierre Michelot, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Matty Malneck, Composer - Claude Ermelin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 2003 Blue Note Records
Dexter Gordon, Composer, MainArtist - Alfred Lion, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 2005 Blue Note Records
Jack Keller, Composer - Dexter Gordon, MainArtist - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Blue Note Records
Anthony Newley, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - Dexter Gordon, MainArtist - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC
Dexter Gordon, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Herman Hupfeld, ComposerLyricist - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John McLaughlin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Michelot, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Catalog (C) 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 1985 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Most of these nine tunes were recorded between 1962 and 1965, with one cut, the final one, taken from a very late date in 1985 with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, and Pierre Michelot. Over the course of his career in jazz, Dexter Gordon became one of its greatest balladeers. These tunes, all standards save one original, showcase him in wonderfully intimate settings, allowing his true singing voice on the horn to shine through and express complex emotions through fairly simple arrangements. "Serenade in Blue" opens the set, and Gordon croons to Sir Charles Thompson's light-fingered chords and ostinati. On "Stairway to the Stars," with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, and Michelot, Gordon digs into the melody and paints it with deep, resonant colors. The lone Gordon composition, "Jodi," with Freddie Hubbard, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins, is full of Dex's trademark tenderness and gentleness. This is a beautifully sequenced selection, one that plays to the saxophonist's greatest strength.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:56
- Main artists: Dexter Gordon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2004 Blue Note Records ℗ 2004 Blue Note Records
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