Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon – Sophisticated Giant (1977)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 45:57 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy

This excellent Columbia album was recorded less than a year after Dexter Gordon’s well-publicized tour of the United States following a dozen years spent living in Europe. With assistance from such other major players as trumpeters Woody Shaw and Benny Bailey, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson sounds in superlative form on Woody Shaw’s “The Moontrane,” four standards, and his own “Fried Bananas.” In addition to the original program (which features Dexter with an all-star tentet), the 1997 CD reissue adds two 1979 features for vocalese singer Eddie Jefferson (“Diggin’ It” and “It’s Only a Paper Moon”) that were originally released on Gordon’s Great Encounters; trumpeter Shaw and trombonist Curtis Fuller co-star with Gordon. An excellent acquisition. – Scott Yanow
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Dexter Gordon – The Squirrel (feat. Art Taylor, Kenny Drew & Bo Stief) [Live at Montmartre, Copenhagen 1967] (2001/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:06:13 minutes | 1,05 GBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone Denmark

“The Squirrel (subtitled Live in Montmatre, Copenhagen 1967) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the famous Jazz house Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967 by Danmarks Radio and released on in 1997.
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