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Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter flac album
  • Performer Dexter Gordon
  • Title Long Tall Dexter
  • Date of release 1989
  • Country US
  • Style Bop
  • Other formats MP2 AHX WMA MOD MPC WAV MP3
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1624 mb
  • Size FLAC 1616 mb
  • Rating: 4.7
  • Votes: 404

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. 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. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned over 40 years.

This superb two-LP set contains all 17 selections Gordon cut for Savoy during 1945-1947 plus eight alternate takes and a jam session performance (with trumpeter Howard McGhee and altoist Sonny Criss ) titled "After Hours Bo. Gordon is heard in a quartet, with several quintets (featuring such major players as pianist Bud Powell, drummers Max Roach and Art Blakey, baritonist Leo Parker, and trumpeter Fats Navarro ) and in a septet with trumpeter Joe Newman and trombonist .

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In the mid- to late '40s, there were three great young tenor saxophonists: Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, and Teddy Edwards. Of the trio, Dexter Gordon had the greatest influence on upcoming players and was the most bop-oriented. This superb two-LP set contains all 17 selections Gordon cut for Savoy during 1945-1947 plus eight alternate takes and a jam session performance (with trumpeter Howard McGhee and altoist Sonny Criss) titled "After Hours Bo.

Tracklist

A1 Blow Mr. Dexter 2:53
A2 Dexter's Deck 2:52
A3 Dexter's Cuttin' Out 3:05
A4 Dexter's Minor Mad 2:40
A5 Long Tall Dexter 2:42
A6 Dexter Rides Again 3:12
B1 I Can't Escape From You 3:07
B2 Dexter Digs In 2:49
B3 Dexter's Mood 2:48
B4 Dextrose 2:44
B5 Index 3:00
B6 Dextivity 2:55

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Vogue
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arista Records

Credits

  • Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A5 to B2), Gene Ramey (tracks: A1 to A4), Nelson Boyd (tracks: B3 to B6)
  • Drums – Art Mardigan (tracks: B3 to B6), Eddie Nicholson (tracks: A1 to A4), Max Roach (tracks: A5 to B2)
  • Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: A5 to B2), Sadik Hakim (tracks: A1 to A4), Tadd Dameron (tracks: B3 to B6)
  • Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
  • Trumpet – Fats Navarro (tracks: B3 to B6), Leonard Hawkins (tracks: A5 to B2)

Notes

A1 to A4 Recorded October 30, 1945.
A5 to B2 Recorded January 29, 1946.
B3 to B6 Recorded December 22, 1947.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 3072665501106
  • Rights Society: SACEM
  • Other (Distribution Code): VG 405

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon Long Tall Dexter ‎(2xLP, Comp) Savoy Records SJL 2211 US 1976
ASJL 2211 Dexter Gordon Long Tall Dexter ‎(2xLP, Comp) Savoy Records ASJL 2211 Italy 1976
SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon Long Tall Dexter ‎(2xLP, Comp, Promo) Savoy Records SJL 2211 US 1976
650117 Dexter Gordon Long Tall Dexter ‎(CD, Comp, RE) Vogue, Savoy Jazz 650117 France 1989
2 C162-60482/3 Dexter Gordon Long Tall Dexter The Savoy Sessions ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE,) Savoy Records 2 C162-60482/3 France 1978