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Dexter Gordon

Profile:Born: February 27, 1923 // Los Angeles, CA, United States
Died: April 26, 1990 // Philadelphia, PA, United States
One of the most important tenor saxophonists to emerge during the bebop era. Gordon was initially inspired by Lester Young, but his intense playing and rich sound reflect the influence of Herschel Evans and Illinois Jacquet, big-toned tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s. Gordon, in turn, went on to be a major inspiration to the next generation including Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Gordon's distinctive style included his humorous habit of quoting themes from other songs in solos and a tendency towards extended treatments of songs that sometimes lasted 20 minutes. After his Blue Note debut in 1961 on, Doin' Allright (with Freddie Hubbard and Horace Parlan) he recorded several classic albums for the label including, Go! (with Sonny Clark and Billy Higgins), Our Man in Paris (with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot) and One Flight Up (with Donald Byrd and Kenny Drew).

URLs:http://www.dextergordon.com/
In Groups:Dexter Gordon And His Boys, Dexter Gordon Quartet, The, Dexter Gordon Quintet, Dexter Gordon's All Stars, Sir Charles And His All Stars
Name Variations: All | Dexter Gordon | D. Gordon | Gordon
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Doin' Allright (LP)   Blue Note 1961
One Flight Up (LP, Album, Mono)   Blue Note 1964
Ca' Purange (LP)   Prestige 1973
Parisian Concert (LP)   Futura Records (2) 1973
Dexter Gordon (2xLP)   Blue Note 1975
Tangerine (LP)   Prestige 1975
Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions (2xLP, RE)   Savoy Jazz 1976
Homecoming - Live At The Village Vanguard (2xLP, Album)   CBS 1977
The Hunt (2xLP, RE)   Savoy Jazz 1977
MPS Jazz Time Vol. 12 (LP, RE)   MPS Records 1978
The Best Of Dexter Gordon (LP, Comp)   Columbia 1980
Gotham City (LP)   Columbia 1981
Jive Fernando (LP)   Chiaroscuro Records 1981
American Classic (LP)   Elektra Musician 1982
Dexter Blows Hot And Cool (LP)   Boplicity Records 1984
Go! (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Blue Note 1984
Master Takes / The Savoy Recordings (LP, Comp, RE)   Savoy Jazz 1985
One Flight Up (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1985
Our Man In Paris (LP)   Blue Note 1986
Our Man In Paris (CD, Album, RE)   Blue Note 1986
Our Man In Paris (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1986
Our Man In Paris (Cass, Album, RM)   Blue Note 1986
The Other Side Of Round Midnight (LP)   Blue Note 1986
A Swingin' Affair (CD)   Blue Note 1987
Dexter Calling . . . (CD, Album, RM)   Blue Note 1987
Gettin' Around (CD)   Blue Note 1987
Gettin' Around (LP)   Blue Note 1987
Doin' Allright (CD)   Blue Note 1988
The Best Of Dexter Gordon (CD, Comp)   Blue Note 1988
Clubhouse (CD)   Blue Note 1990
Homecoming Live At The Village Vanguard (2xCD)   CBS 1990
Ballads (CD)   Blue Note 1991
Dexter Rides Again (CD, RM, Ltd, Den)   Savoy Jazz 1996
Dextrose (LP)   TIM GmbH 2000
Settin' The Pace (4xCD, Album, Box)   Proper Records Ltd. 2001
Our Man In Paris (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2003
Dexter Calling . . . (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2004
One Flight Up (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2004
More Than You Know (10")   Tangent Beats 2005
Gettin' Around (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2006
Gettin' Around (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2006
Gotham City (LP, RE)   Columbia 2007
More Than You Know EP (12")   Tangent Beats  
More Than You Know EP (12", W/Lbl)   Tangent Beats  
One Flight Up (LP, Album, RE)   Blue Note  
Appears On:
Pony's Express (LP)   Epic 1962
Takin' Off (LP)   Blue Note 1962
Gator's Groove (LP, Album) Long Tall Dexter Prestige 1969
Gene Ammons And Friends At Montreux (LP)   Prestige 1973
Herbie Hancock (2xLP, RE, Gat)   Blue Note 1975
Montreux Summit Volume 1 ◄ (2 versions) Fried Bananas CBS 1977
Montreux Summit Volume 2 (2xLP) The Moontrane, Red Top CBS 1978
Havana Jam II (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Polka Dots & Moonbeams... Columbia 1979
At Peace With Woman (7") When I'm Gone Philadelphia International Records 1981
Birth Of Be Bop (LP)   Giants Of Jazz 1985
Small Combos (LP) Blue 'N' Boogie Giants Of Jazz 1985
The Getz / Gilberto Collection - 20 Golden Greats (LP, Comp) Tonight I Shall Sleep Deja Vu 1985
Round Midnight (LP, Album) Autumn In New York, Bo... Lotus Records 1986
Round Midnight - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ◄ (6 versions)   Columbia ... 1986
A Sample Of Blue Notes (LP, Comp, Smplr) I Guess I'll Hang My T... EMI Records 1987
Takin' Off (CD)   Blue Note 1987
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Legends (CD, Comp) Isn't She Lovely Sony Music 1989
Cantaloupe Island (CD, Album) Watermelon Man, Driftin' Blue Note 1994
The Best Of Herbie Hancock (CD, Comp)   Blue Note 1995
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood Los Angeles 1930 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
Blue Notables Vol.1: The Three Tenors - Titans Of The Tenor Sax (CD, Smplr) It's For You Or No One... Blue Note 1996
Blue Notables Vol.3 : Blue Note's Blue Blood - Modern Jazz Aristocrats (CD, Smplr) Willow Weep For Me Blue Note 1996
Midnight Blue - The (Be)Witching Hour (CD, Comp) (It Will Have To Do) U... Blue Note 1996
Roots Of Rhythm Of Blues 1939-1945 (2xCD, Comp) Flyin' Home, Blowin' T... Frémeaux & Associés 1996
Takin' Off (CD)   Blue Note 1996
Jazz Profile (CD) Empty Pockets Blue Note 1997
Roots Of Jazz Funk Volume One (CD) Driftin' MVP 1997
The Chronological Sarah Vaughan: 1944-1946 (CD) I'll Wait And Pray Classics Records 1997
Vive Le Jazz ! (2xCD, Comp) Long Tall Dexter Frémeaux & Associés 1997
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics - Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Love For Sale Blue Note 1998
Blues & Polar (CD, Album, Jew) Cheese Cake Blue Note 1999
The Quintessence . New York 1944 - 1948 (2xCD) I'll Wait And Pray Frémeaux & Associés 1999
The Definitive Ken Burns Jazz (CD) Watermelon Man Columbia, Legacy 2000
The Quintessence . Stockholm - New York Paris 1938 - 1949 (2xCD, Comp) Casbah Frémeaux & Associés 2000
The Quintessence : New York 1944-1949 (2xCD) Long Tall Dexter Frémeaux & Associés 2000
Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, RM) Home Run JAZZLAND 2002
Raindrops, Raindrops (CD) Blue Eyes Crippled Dick Hot Wax! 2002
Moments Notice (CD, Album) Fried Bananas Sonor Records 2003
The President's Men - Lester Young's Disciples (CD) Sweet And Lovely Saga 2003
The Original Jazz Album (CD, Comp) Cheese Cake EMI Gold, EMI Gold 2004
On The Spot - A Peek At The 1960's Nordic Jazz Scene (Comp, Album) ◄ (2 versions) A Day In Vienna Ricky-Tick Records 2006
Roots Of Mambo 1930-1950 (2xCD, Comp) Casbah Frémeaux & Associés 2006
Saxophone Ballads (CD, Comp, RM) The Shadow Of Your Smile Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Essential (2xCD, Comp) Watermelon Man Legacy, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
Takin' Off (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2007
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Sax (CD, Comp) Laura Columbia  
The Alpine Power Plant (2xLP, Album) The Age Of Prominence MPS Records  
You Call It Madness (2xCD, Comp)   History  
Tracks Appear On:
Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (6xLP + Box) Bikini Smithsonian Collection 1973
Blue Note Sampler Vol.III (LP, Comp, Promo) Hanky Panky Blue Note, United Artists Records 1980
A Sample Of Blue Notes (LP, Comp, Smplr) I Guess I'll Hang My T... EMI Records 1987
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Legends (CD, Comp) Isn't She Lovely Sony Music 1989
Ballads In Blue (CD) Guess I'll Hang My Tea... Blue Note 1991
The Best Of Blue Note Vol. 2 (CD) Three O'Clock In The M... Blue Note 1992
Mo' Deep Mo' Phunky (CD, Comp) Soy Califa Blue Note 1993
The Best Of Blue Note (CD) I Guess I'll Hang My T... Blue Note 1994
The Best Of Blue Note (CD, Comp, Album) I Guess I'll Hang My T... Blue Note 1994
The Best Of Blue Note (CD, Comp) I Guess I'll Hang My T... Blue Note, EMI Records 1994
Essentiel Jazz - 'Round Midnight - Hommage À Thelonious Monk (CD, Comp) Ruby, My Dear Columbia 1995
International Jazz All-Stars Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) They Say Falling In Lo... Quality Records / Quality Music & Video, Warlock Records 1995
The Black Box Of Jazz (4xCD, Car) Lullaby Of Birdland, S... Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications, Castle Communications 1995
The Wold Of Jazz (2xCD) Autumn In New York ZYX Music 1995
Blue Notables Vol.1: The Three Tenors - Titans Of The Tenor Sax (CD, Smplr) It's For You Or No One... Blue Note 1996
Blue Notables Vol.3 : Blue Note's Blue Blood - Modern Jazz Aristocrats (CD, Smplr) Willow Weep For Me Blue Note 1996
Midnight Blue - The (Be)Witching Hour (CD, Comp) (It Will Have To Do) U... Blue Note 1996
60 Blue Note Years 1939 / 1999 (CD) Cheese Cake Blue Note 1998
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics - Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Love For Sale Blue Note 1998
Blues & Polar (CD, Album, Jew) Cheese Cake Blue Note 1999
Jazz Ballads For Easy Listening (CD) Stairway To The Stars Disky 1999
Late Night Jazz Essentials (CD) Darn That Dream Hip-O Records 1999
Los Veinte Del Siglo Veinte: Jazz (CD) Smile Odeon 1999
Smooth Jazz - Sophisticated Jazz Cool (CD) (It Will Have To Do) U... EMI Gold 1999
The Best Blue Note Album In The World...Ever! (2xCD) Soy Califa Blue Note 1999
The Blue Note Years: Hard Bop And Beyond 1963 - 1967 (2xCD, Comp) Cheese Cake Blue Note 1999
The Blue Note Years: The Jazz Message 1955 - 1960 (2xCD, Comp) Society Red Blue Note 1999
Bar Jazz (3xCD, Comp) Isn't She Lovely Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2000
Ken Burns Jazz: The Story Of America's Music (5xCD, Box) Tanya Columbia 2000
Les Triomphes Du Jazz (Box, Ltd + 20xCD, Comp, RM, Car) The Chase Habana, JBM 2000
Bar Jazz Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp) How Insensitive Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2001
Encyclopedia Of Modern Jazz Bebop To Fusion (2xCD) Lullaby Of Birdland Recording Arts SA 2001
Lounge It - Midnight Blue (CD, Comp) Guess I'll Hang My Tea... EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2001
Bar Jazz Vol. 4 (3xCD, Comp) Ruby, My Dear (Take 3)... Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2002
Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, RM) Home Run JAZZLAND 2002
MVD EMI Sampler Vol. 1 (MVD, Comp) Cheese Cake EMI Music 2002
Jazz Cafe Volume 1 (3xCD, Comp) Autumn In New York, So... ZYX Music 2003
Bar Jazz Connection (2xCD) Isn't She Lovely Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2004
Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. 5 - Out Of The Blue (CD) Gordon Lovers EMI Music (Belgium) 2004
Blue Note's Sidetracks Vol. 5 - Out Of The Blue (2xLP) Gordon Lovers EMI Music (Belgium) 2004
Midnight Jazz (2xCD) Darn That Dream EMI Records 2004
Simply Jazz (4xCD) Long Tail Dexter Simply 2004
The Best Latin Jazz Album In The World...Ever! (2xCD) Manha De Carnaval EMI Records 2004
The Original Jazz Album (CD, Comp) Cheese Cake EMI Gold, EMI Gold 2004
Triumphs Of Jazz (20xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) The Chase Habana 2004
Prestige Profiles Collector's Edition: Volume 3 (CD, Comp, Sli) Airegin Prestige 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Box, 168) 1943-1947 Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Saxophone Ballads (CD, Comp, RM) The Shadow Of Your Smile Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Aangenaam... Jazz - Editie 2007 (2xCD, Comp) Guess I'll Hang My Tea... STEP (Stichting Entertainmentretail Promotion) 2007
The 1st Smooth Jazz Avenue - The Greatest Moments In The Smooth Jazz History Vol. 1 (4xCD, Album, Box) The Moontrane Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2007
Bar Jazz Best (5xCD, Comp + Box) Isn't She Lovely, Laura Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2008
Jazz Signatures Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Cheese Cake EMI Music Special Markets, Starbucks Entertainment 2009
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Sax (CD, Comp) Laura Columbia  
Round Midnight (CD, Comp) Don't Worry About Me Romance Of Jazz  
Selection Of Jazz For Lovers (2xCD) I Can't Escape From You De Luxe  
Swing & Sweet (CD, Comp) Tenderly Romance Of Jazz  
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