Soweto Kinch joins Alyn Shipton to select the finest recordings of the great tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, ranging from his early days with Billy Eckstine to his Academy Award-nominated performance in Bertrand Tavernier's film Round Midnight.
Gordon was one of the first players of his instrument to adopt the bebop style in the 1940s, going on to become one of the most influential and distinctive soloists of the 60s and 70s.
Title Long Tall Dexter Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gordon Album Settin the Pace Label Proper Number Proper box 16 CD 2 Track 1 Personnel: Leonard Hawkins, t; Dexter Gordon, ts; Bud Powell, p; Curley Russell, b; Max Roach, d. 29 Jan 1946
Disc 2: Title Blowin the Blues Away Artist Billy Eckstine Composer Eckstine / Valentine Album Dexter Gordon: Settin the Pace Label Proper Number Proper box 16 CD 1 Track 5 Personnel: Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell, t; Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine, tb; Bill Frazier, John Jackson, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, reeds, John Malachi, p; Connie Wainwright, g; Tommy Potter, b; Art Blakey, d; Billy Eckstine, vtb, voc. 5 Dec 1944
Disc 3: Title The Chase Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gordon Album Settin the Pace Label Proper Number Properbox 16 CD 2 Track 8 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, ts; Jimmy Bunn, p; Red Callendar, b; Chuck Thompson, d. 12 June 1947.
Disc 4: Title Ghost of a Chance Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Young, Crosby Album Settin the Pace Label Proper Number Properbox 16 CD 3 Track 6 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Jimmy Rowles, p; Red Callendar, b; Roy Porter, d. 4 Dec 1947
Disc 5: Title Settin the Pace: Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gordon Album Settin the Pace Label Proper Number Properbox CD 4 Track 3 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Leo Parker, bar; Tadd Dameron, p; Curley Russell, b; Art Blakey, d. 11 Dec 1947.
Disc 6: Title I Was Doing Alright Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gershwin Album Doin' Alright Label Blue Note Number 84077 Track 1 Personnel: Freddie Hubbard, t; Dexter Gordon, ts; Horace Parlan, p; George Tucker, b; Al Harewood, d. 6 May 1961
Disc 7: Title Night In Tunisia Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gillespie, Paparelli Album Our Man In Paris Label Blue Note Number 46394 Track 5 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Bud Powell, p; Pierre Michelot, b; Kenny Clarke, d. June 1963.
Disc 8: Title Manha De Carnival Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Maria / Banfa Album Gettin Around Label Blue Note Number 46681 Track 1 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Bobby Hutcherson, vib; Barry Harris, p; Bob Cranshaw, b; Billy Higgins, d. June 1965.
Disc 9: Title Take the A Train Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Strayhorn Album Misty Label Steeplechase Number 36033 Track 1 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Kenny Drew, p; NHOP, b; Alex Riel, d. Copenhagen, 8 July 1965
Disc 10: Title Fried Bananas Artist Dexter Gordon Composer Gordon Album More Power Label Prestige Number OJCCD 815 Track 3 Personnel: Dexter Gordon, ts; Barry Harris, p; Buster Williams, b Tootie Heath, d. March 1969.