Jazztimes written by maxine gordon, sophisticated giant a biography presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist dexter gordon 19231990, one of the major innovators of modern jazz. The official website of the dexter gordon society a new yorkbased nonprofit organization celebrating the life and legacy of legendary saxophonist and academy. Audio robert gordon with link wray fresh fish special 1978. These rare high quality photo prints licensed from the original blue note and mosaic images archives. Legendary tenor saxophonist dexter gordon was a focal point of the bebop and hard bop revolutions. The complete prestige recordings dexter gordon songs. Order now 20182019 book event schedule the dexter gordon. 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. Dexter gordon picture dexter gordon was considered one of the greatest jazz. This may not be a complete discography for dexter gordon. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Chase biography the story of chase is the story of bill chase, one of the most influential and respected trumpet players of the 20th century. The essential dexter gordon by dexter gordon on amazon.
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Anybody who appreciates the musical aesthetic of the blue note label and their vast discography made up of interesting. Whats more, this box finally sets the historical and chronological record straight as many of. Dexter gordon the complete columbia albums collection. Bill chase born william edward chiaiese on october 20, 1934 made his name in the 1950s and 60s as the lead trumpeter in bands led by world famous names such as maynard ferguson, stan kenton, and woody herman. Chiltons book has the depth of commentary and observation which matched hawkins importance in jazz history. Ensemble bustan abraham complete discography 19922004.
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. His homecoming in new york city, after living in europe for over a decade, resembled that of the main character in. Its one positive aspect is that it provides a reasonably complete discography of gordons recordings, at least all those available at the time of the books publication. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant.
Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Savoy 612, 917 dexter gordon dexter s cuttin out dexter s minor mad. Otto link 4 refaced to a 7 and dukoff hollywood model 6 tonemaster body. Dexter gordon catalog album index jazz discography project. 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. Dexter gordon the complete columbia albums collection 2011. Lee morgan complete introducing sessions featuring hank mobley 2004 david baroni smooth moves 2017 gianmario liuni my piano life a collection my written music around jazzimprovisations 2020. Elemental music to release albums dexter gordon quartet tokyo. Your internet provider is tracking your torrent activity. By turns lyrical and febrile, the music just seemed to pour out of him in a cathartic torrent of emotions. Qobuz ideal discography 25042014 hires audio qobuz special 23042014 improve this page why buy on qobuz. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dexter gordon at the discogs marketplace.
Spotlite e spj cd dexter gordon on dial the complete sessions the chase dial lp 204 dexter gordon. Dexter gordon discography project list of albumssingles by catalogue number. He also performed with tiny bradshaw, big jay mcneely in 194849, and played dates with miles davis in 1950. He matured into one of the major tenor voices in postwar jazz an exciting and original player who was perhaps the single. The complete columbia albums collection of dexter gordon includes rare and classic material of dexter and fellow collaborators stan getz, woody shaw, art blakey, cedar walton, george duke, hubert laws, maynard ferguson, tony williams, and others. Download dexter gordon discography torrent or any other torrent from audio other direct download via magnet link. In an age when big bands were mostly extinct, the release of the complete atomic basie. A kind o music richard bona complete solo discography. Blue note 75th anniversary box set 75cd,flac 24bit192khz. He is best known for his performances with the curtis counce quintet, which also featured harold land, jack sheldon and drummer frank butler. The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music.
Gordon also appeared in the posthumously released awakenings alongside robert deniro and robin williams. The complete dexter gordon columbia albums collection 7 cds. The supporting musicians are strong and include the great sonny clark and philly joe jones. Dexter gordon at montreux with junior mance data di uscita. Paul simon 20 the complete albums collection 15cd box set paul simon 20 the complete albums collection 15cd box set 5. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Dexter gordon on dial, the complete sessions the chase compilation, spotlite e spj cd.
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