He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music. Dexter gordon all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. Dexter gordon days of wine and roses instrumental6. Jack chambers says dexter gordon seems listless on this collection of medium tempo tunes and so does everybody else of course you cant tell by listening if he in fact infected the others or if he caught it from them.
At the subway club, 1973 live, tokyo 1975, fried bananas, the essential dexter gordon, candlelight lady, singles. On 1972s tangerine, hes heard in two groups with trumpeters thad jones or freddie hubbard, pianists hank jones or cedar walton, bassists stanley clarke or buster williams, and drummers louis hayes or billy. He is at the peak of his powers on tenor saxophone with a sympathetic and subtle rhythm section of tommy flanaganpiano. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the prestige label. Download lagu dexter gordon tokyo 1975 mp3 gratis 12. Dexter gordon was a tenorman who adopted ideas from sonny rollins and john coltrane, both of whom hed once anticipated or influenced. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a midtempo treatment allowing gordon, thad. Download dexter gordon mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Live in chateauvallon specialrelease record store day. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This is one of dexter gordon s best lateperiod prestige albums.
This iconic label was founded in 1952 in denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by. Dexter gordon is often cited as a major influence on john coltrane. Dexter gordon tenor saxophone, sonny clark piano, billy higgins drums, butch warren double bass. Part of the problem is the 1st 3 tracks are leftovers from the session that was released as ca. Still considered an expatriate as he resided in europe, dexter gordon tenor sax returned stateside in mid1972 long enough to lay down two sessions worth of material that would primarily be split between tangerine 1972, generation 1973, and capurange 1973. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. Mar 26, 2020 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Studio album 10 compilation 1 dexter blows hot and cool. Album the capitol vaults jazz series, dexter gordon. Dexter gordon the rainbow people the jazzomat research. Listen to your favorite songs from tangerine by dexter gordon now. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. The shadow of your smile, i guess ill hang my tears out to dry rudy van gelder editionremastered 1999, a night in tunisia remastered, love for sale rudy van gelder.
The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jumpin blues this is the firsttime release of a live session with the dexter gordon quartet from a club in atlanta, georgia, in 1981. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a mid. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020 storyville records is europes oldest independent jazz label. He was the first to take charlie parkers alto sax bebop breakthroughs and understand how to develop them for tenor. Not that he is aiming at the same transcendent themes as coltrane but rather that his musical understanding is a spur to playing sax in a more open and. This excellent dexter gordon american quartet session was recorded on july 7, 1970. In retrospect it seemed that i had found a new friend. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. Order now 20182019 book event schedule the dexter gordon.
The format is similar long live tracks, with dex opening up on these fantastically creative solos with every note seeming to flow with effortless ease, all with an inherent logic that always has gordon able to keep on going straight ahead. Atlanta georgia may 5, 1981 by dexter gordon, released 17 march 2020 1. Tangerine by dexter gordon on amazon music unlimited. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and an academy awardnominated actor round midnight, warner bros, 1986. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american. The shadow of your smile, i guess ill hang my tears out to dry rudy van gelder editionremastered 1999, a night in tunisia remastered, love for sale rudy van gelder edition. Dexter gordonblow mr dexter performed by steve bone. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. There are seven tunes and 79 minutes of playing time on the cd.
Dexter gordon recorded live in germany in a mode thats a bit of a change from some of his more familiar copenhagen sides from the time. Deleted video interail 2009 dexter gordon tangerine by haizea martiartu garcia. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content.
Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Dexter gordon did indeed impart his indelible and altogether stylistic brand of bop on my then rapidly evolving musical tastes, as my vinyl copy of tangerine had to be replaced on several occasions thanks to wellworn, dusty phonograph needles and ceaseless 360s on the turntable. The capitol vaults jazz series dexter gordon to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Nick gets swinging with singers lena horne and michelle nicolle, and tenor sax man dexter gordon. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the tenor. Dec 02, 2017 1975 dexter gordon tenor sax buster williams track b2 stanley clarke track a1 to b1 bass cedar walton track b2 hank jones track a1 to b1 piano thad jones track a1 to b1 trumpet.
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