Artist: Dexter Gordon
Genre(s):
Jazz
Soundtrack
Other
Jazz: Hard-Bop
Discography:
Clubhouse
Year: 2007
Tracks: 6
One Flight Up
Year: 2004
Tracks: 4
Dexter Calling...
Year: 2004
Tracks: 8
Round Midnight - O.S.T.
Year: 2002
Tracks: 12
Tangerine
Year: 2000
Tracks: 5
The Trance
Year: 1997
Tracks: 3
Blue Note (CD6)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 9
Blue Note (CD5)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 8
Blue Note (CD4)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 9
Blue Note (CD3)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 12
Blue Note (CD2)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 13
Blue Note (CD1)
Year: 1996
Tracks: 11
Live at the Amsterdam Paradiso
Year: 1995
Tracks: 9
Dexter Rides Again
Year: 1994
Tracks: 11
Cry Me a River
Year: 1994
Tracks: 5
The Other Side of 'round Midnight
Year: 1990
Tracks: 9
Doin' Allright
Year: 1988
Tracks: 7
At Montreux With Junior Mance
Year: 1987
Tracks: 6
American Classic
Year: 1982
Tracks: 6
Sophisticated Giant
Year: 1977
Tracks: 8
Biting The Apple
Year: 1976
Tracks: 6
Manhattan Symphony
Year: 1973
Tracks: 6
Ca'purange
Year: 1972
Tracks: 5
The Tower Of Power!
Year: 1969
Tracks: 5
More Power!
Year: 1969
Tracks: 4
Takin' Off (with Herbie Hancock)
Year: 1962
Tracks: 6
A Swingin' Affair
Year: 1962
Tracks: 6
The Panther
Year:
Tracks: 6
The Complete Savoy Dial Master Takes
Year:
Tracks: 23
Our Man In Paris
Year:
Tracks: 7
Go!
Year:
Tracks: 6
Body and Soul
Year:
Tracks: 5
Dexter Gordon had such a colorful and eventful animation (with trey divide comebacks) that his history would make a uppercase Hollywood jerk. The top tenor saxist to come away during the bebop era and proprietor of his experience typical legal, Gordon sometimes was windy and quoted too from other songs, simply he created a heavy dead body of lake Superior forge and could conflict nigh anyone successfully at a raft session. His runner authoritative gig was with Lionel Hampton (1940-1943) although, due to Illinois Jacquet as well organism in the adolphe Adolphe Sax section, Gordon did not cause whatever solos. In 1943, he did let to stretch along come out on a recording academician session with Nat "Dean Martin Luther King" Colewort. Short stints with Leeward Lester Willis Young, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, and Joseph Louis Barrow Armstrong's vainglorious band preceded his make a motion to Newly House of York in December 1944 and becoming piece of Truncheon Eckstine's Orchestra, trading off with Cistron Ammons on Eckstine's recording of "Blowin' the Blue devils Away." Gordon recorded with Dizzy John Birks Gillespie ("Blue 'N' Boogie") and as a drawing card for Savoy earlier lapsing to Los Angeles in the summer of 1946. He was a john R. Major piece of the Central Boulevard picture, trading off with Wardell Asa Gray and Teddy Jonathan Edwards in many legendary tenor voice battles; studio recordings of "The Chase" and "The Duel" helped to document the air of the menstruum.
After 1952, drug problems resulted in some poky time and periods of inactiveness during the mid-fifties (although Gordon did record two albums in 1955). By 1960, he was recovered and earlier long he was recording a consistently rewarding serial of dates for Blue sky Note. Just when he was restoration his former popularity, in 1962 Gordon stirred to Europe where he would abide until 1976. Patch on the continent, he was in extremum form and Gordon's many Steeplechase recordings social rank with the finest utilization of his life history. Gordon did render to the U.S. on an episodic alkali, recording in 1965, 1969-1970, and 1972, but he was to an extent disregarded in his native commonwealth. It was therefore a major surprise that his return in 1976 was treated as a major media case. A neat make do of interest grouping was abruptly shown in the animation caption with long lines of people expect at clubs in order of magnitude to attend him. Gordon was signed to Columbia and remained a popular figure until his bit by bit deterioration wellness made him semi-active by the early on '80s. His third retort occurred when he was picked to star in the movement ikon 'Round Midnight and, even if his playacting by then was past its chancellor, Gordon's performing was quite realistic and touching. He was nominated for an Academy Award, four years before his death afterward a selfsame full animation. Most of Dexter Gordon's recordings for Savoy, Dial, Bethlehem, Dootone, Jazzland, Blue Tone, Steeplechase, Negro Lion, Prestigiousness, Columbia University, Who's World Health Organization, Chiaroscuro, and Elektra Musician are currently available.
