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Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling... (1961) [Reissue 1987] (Repost)

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Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling... (1961) [Reissue 1987] (Repost)

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling… (1961) [Reissue 1987]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 289 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 101 MB | Covers - 16 MB
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Blue Note (CDP 7 46544 2)

Dexter Gordon's second recording for Blue Note is a solidly swinging affair, yet constantly full of surprises. It's not unexpected that Gordon's tenor at this time (1961) was one of the most enjoyable in mainstream jazz, but his transition from the cool California scene to the hotter music environs of New York City had energized his sound and attitude. A first-time pairing with bassist Paul Chambers has something to do with this, but it also inspires pianist Kenny Drew to a great extent, while drummer Philly Joe Jones is his reliable, energetic self, and always works well with Gordon. Where Gordon's fluent melodic sense is perfectly demonstrated during the simple-as-pie groove waltz "Soul Sister," the steady, steamy bopper "I Want More," and the familiar Charlie Chaplin evergreen "Smile," his sense of expanding the specific line upon soloing is truly remarkable…

Dexter Gordon - The Blue Note Collection (2023)

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Dexter Gordon - The Blue Note Collection (2023)

Dexter Gordon - The Blue Note Collection (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 769 MB
5:09:08 | Jazz | Label: Enlightenment

Featuring Dexter Gordon's seven Blue Note albums recorded between 1961 and 1964, this four CD set also includes the great man's 1960 Jazzland album, The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon - in many respects a pre-cursor to his renaissance with Blue Note. With contributions from 1960s jazz royalty - from Freddie Hubbard and Kenny Drew to Sonny Clark and Bud Powell - this collection provides a superb introduction to the best music produced by Dexter Gordon, as well as a welcome reminder of this pioneering musician's finest hour.

Dexter Gordon - Go! (1962) {1999, Remastered, RVG Edition}

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Dexter Gordon - Go! (1962) {1999, Remastered, RVG Edition}

Dexter Gordon - Go! (1962) {1999, Remastered, RVG Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 323 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:43 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, Hard Bop | Blue Note #7243 4 98794 2 3
Remastered By Rudy Van Gelder

Go is the tenth studio album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon, recorded on August 27, 1962 and released in the same year on Blue Note. According to the liner notes by Ira Gitler, this session was "not recorded in a nightclub performance but, in its informal symmetry, it matches the relaxed atmosphere that the best of those made in that manner engender. Everyone was really together, in all the most positive meanings of that word." It was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs. Since its release, Go has received very positive reviews from critics, with Allmusic giving it a five star rating. The album was re-released in March 1999 as part of Blue Note's RVG Series, produced by Michael Cuscuna.

VA - The Original Jazz Album: 16 Of The Finest Cuts From The Legends Of Jazz (2004)

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VA - The Original Jazz Album: 16 Of The Finest Cuts From The Legends Of Jazz (2004)

VA - The Original Jazz Album: 16 Of The Finest Cuts From The Legends Of Jazz (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 503 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 178 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Jazz | Label: EMI Gold | # 7243 8 64319 2 9 | Time: 01:16:21

16 tracks. Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Nat King Cole & The George Shearing Quintet, Buddy Rich, Horace Silver, Peggy Lee, Cannonball Adderley, Count Basie Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Donald Byrd, Dexter Gordon, Dinah Washington, Charlie Parker.

VA - The Best Latin Jazz Album In The World... Ever! (2004) 2CDs

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VA - The Best Latin Jazz Album In The World... Ever! (2004) 2CDs

VA - The Best Latin Jazz Album In The World… Ever! (2004) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 903 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 357 Mb | Scans included
Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba | Label: EMI Gold | # 7243 4 73689 2 9 | Time: 02:27:00

This overlooked gem has thirty two tracks of great music. The list includes: Herbie Hancock, Lou Donaldson, Stan Kenton, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Candido, Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell and Willie Bobo among others. In fact you get two compact discs of latin fused jazz.

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (1958) [Reissue 1992]

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Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (1958) [Reissue 1992]

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (1958) [Reissue 1992]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 110 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 87 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nippon Columbia/Savoy Jazz (SV-0120)

Taken from three separate sessions from 1945-'47, Dexter Rides Again showcases prime bebop sides Gordon cut for Savoy. His unique adaptation of Charlie Parker's alto conception to the tenor saxophone is displayed throughout, revealing a mix of fluid, hard-toned lines and a vibrato-heavy and vaporous ballad sound. And while Gordon's ballad mastery would come to the fore on his come-back albums for Blue Note in the '60s, the tenor saxophonist primarily sticks to up-tempo material here, a standard for most bebop sets. Abetted by a collective cast including the fine, yet rarely heard trumpeter Leonard Hawkins, baritone saxophonist Leo Parker, pianists Tadd Dameron and Bud Powell, and drummers Max Roach and Art Blakey, Gordon is in top form on a typical collection of self-penned, utility tunes, dispensing of involved head statements in favor of solo space…

Dexter Gordon Quartet - Love For Sale [Recorded 1964] (1982) [Reissue 1990]

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Dexter Gordon Quartet - Love For Sale [Recorded 1964] (1982) [Reissue 1990]

Dexter Gordon Quartet - Love For Sale [Recorded 1964] (1982) [Reissue 1990]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 292 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 122 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: SteepleChase (SCCD 36018)

Dexter Gordon and his Quartet of 1964 (pianist Tete Montoliu, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and drummer Alex Riel) had a three-month engagement at the Montmartre Club in Copenhagen, broadcasting on the radio every other Thursday. SteepleChase has released these consistently exciting (and well-recorded) performances on six CDs. Love for Sale features the impressive group jamming on the title cut, "Cherokee," two Gordon originals (including "Big Fat Butterfly" which has the tenor taking a brief vocal) and an emotional rendition of "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry." It's recommended, as are all of the releases in this valuable Dexter in Radioland series.

Dexter Gordon - More Power! (1969) [Reissue 1999]

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Dexter Gordon - More Power! (1969) [Reissue 1999]

Dexter Gordon - More Power! (1969) [Reissue 1999]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 247 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: OJC/Prestige/ZYX Music (OJC20 815-2)

Dexter Gordon's return Stateside resulted in the tenor participating in his first studio sessions in nearly a decade. Not only would his April 1969 confab with James Moody (tenor sax), Barry Harris (piano), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums) yield this long player, but its predecessor/companion Tower of Power! as well. Things get off to a hectic start with both Moody and Gordon front and center on Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird." Things get a bit overwhelming as the two tenors go horn-to-horn with Miles Davis' "Half Nelson" thrown into the mix. Otherwise, it is a fun rendition that finds Gordon quoting Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" within his extended extemporaneous leads. Moody then counters in an exceedingly soulful manner…

Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live in Châteauvallon 1978 (2020)

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Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live in Châteauvallon 1978 (2020)

Dexter Gordon Quartet - Live in Châteauvallon 1978 (2020)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 664 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 254 Mb | 01:50:29
Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Elemental Music

This previously unreleased recording features the legendary saxophonist Dexter Gordon with his quartet, George Cables (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Eddie Gladden (drums), captured live at the Chateauvallon Jazz Festival in 1978. The 180gm virgin vinyl pressing features extended versions of 'Tangerine' and 'More Than You Know' and is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with liner notes by famed jazz producer Michael Cuscuna, Penguin Guide to Jazz's Brian Morton and Gordon's widow, Maxine. "The original quartet was at its peak from its first notes to its last gig, as this concert bears out. Dexter is in a joyous and fiery mood, peppering his solos with outrageous quotes from other songs and stretching out. Few recordings by this amazing foursome have surfaced. This concert is a worthy addition to their discography."

Dexter Gordon, Al Cohn - True Blue (1976) Reissue 1994

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Dexter Gordon, Al Cohn - True Blue (1976) Reissue 1994

Dexter Gordon, Al Cohn - True Blue (1976) Reissue 1994
with Blue Mitchell, Sam Noto, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 245 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 106 Mb | Scans included
Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz | Label: Xanadu | # XCD 1221 | Time: 00:38:16

True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very talented septet features a two tenor-two trumpet front line, utilized to emphasize the soloing strength of the horns, not necessarily in joyous shouts or big-band like unison outbursts. The real star here is Barry Harris, and if you listen closely to his comping behind the soloist or his many colorful chords and single-line runs, you realize how brilliant he continued to be in his prime during this beyond-bebop time frame. The distinctly different, legato flavored sound of Al Cohn contrasts nicely to the broader range and richer tones of Gordon, while Blue Mitchell's warm West Coast trumpet phrasings also run aside but a little behind the animated and clipped brassy sounds of Sam Noto, a player deserving much wider recognition, and playing to the hilt on this recording. The session kicks off with the classic superimposed melodies of "Lady Bird" and "Half Nelson," with melodies split between the trumpet and tenor tandems.

Dexter Gordon - Sophisticated Giant (1977)

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Dexter Gordon - Sophisticated Giant (1977)

Dexter Gordon - Sophisticated Giant (1977)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 289 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 115 Mb | Scans included
Hard Bop, Saxophone Jazz | Label: Columbia | # COL 471874 | Time: 00:46:00

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.

Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring (1970) [Reissue 1989]

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Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring (1970) [Reissue 1989]

Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon - Some Other Spring (1970) [Reissue 1989]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 331 MB | Covers - 4 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Contemporary Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Storyville Records (STCD 4045)

The talented Norwegian singer Karin Krog sings standards and her own "Blue Eyes" on this enjoyable collaboration with tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon. Krog, a versatile vocalist, sounds perfectly at home on such tunes as "Some Other Spring," "How Insensitive," "Jelly, Jelly," and "Shiny Stockings." Dexter is in excellent form (he had lived in Europe at that point for eight years) and the group is completed by pianist Kenny Drew (who switches to organ on "Blue Eyes"), bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Espen Rud. This is one of the most accessible Karin Krog releases around and is recommended.

Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around (1966) [Japanese Edition 2006]

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Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around (1966) [Japanese Edition 2006]

Dexter Gordon - Gettin' Around (1966) [Japanese Edition 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 243 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Toshiba-EMI (TOCJ-6679)

Dexter Gordon's mid-'60s period living in Europe also meant coming back to the U.S. for the occasional recording session. His teaming with Bobby Hutcherson was intriguing in that the vibraphonist was marking his territory as a maverick and challenging improviser. Here the two principals prove compatible in that they have a shared sense of how to create sheer beauty in a post-bop world. Add the brilliant Barry Harris to this mix, and that world is fortunate enough to hear these grand masters at their creative peak, stoked by equally extraordinary sidemen like bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Billy Higgins, all on loan from Lee Morgan's hitmaking combo. The subtle manner in which Gordon plays melodies or caresses the most recognizable standard has always superseded his ability to ramble through rough-and-tumble bebop…

Dexter Gordon - Milestones of a Jazz Legend (2019) [10CD Box Set]

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Dexter Gordon - Milestones of a Jazz Legend (2019) [10CD Box Set]

Dexter Gordon - Milestones of a Jazz Legend (2019)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
10CD | The Intense Media/Documents, 600521 | ~ 3143 or 1674 Mb | Artwork -> 76 Mb
Bop, Hard Bop

15 original albums with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Buck Clayton, Freddie Hubbard, Charlie Parker, Gene Ammons, Wardell Grey, Melba Liston, Ben Webster, Duke Ellington, Bud Powell, Hampton Hawes, Billy Higgins, Max Roach, Billy Eckstine and Herbie Hancock, among others…

Dexter Gordon Trio - Lullaby for a Monster (1981) [Reissue 1991]

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Dexter Gordon Trio - Lullaby for a Monster (1981) [Reissue 1991]

Dexter Gordon Trio - Lullaby for a Monster (1981) [Reissue 1991]
EAC Rip | APE (image+.cue+log) - 272 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: SteepleChase (SCCD 31156)

Recorded shortly before his triumphant return to the United States after a dozen years overseas, this Dexter Gordon album features him in a surprisingly sparse setting, accompanied only by bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Alex Riel. Whether it be the humorous melody "Nursery Blues," Pedersen's title cut or the four jazz standards (of which "Good Bait" was first released on this CD reissue), he is up to the challenge and his lengthy solos never lose one's interest.