Dexter Gordon - On Prestige: Dexter Gordon '2024

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Album name	On Prestige: Dexter Gordon
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Date	2024
Genre	Jazz
Play time	3:47:42
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	1.36 GB
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Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. Montnartre (10:58)
2. Dolo (06:14)
3. Home Run (05:05)
4. Affair In Havana (07:39)
5. Jodi (06:37)
6. Setting The Pace (feat. Dexter Gordon, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman & Alan
Dawson) (19:10)
7. Lady Bird (10:41)
8. Sticky Wicket (07:04)
9. Those Were The Days (Instrumental) (08:06)
10. Boston Bernie (07:37)
11. Meditation (Instrumental) (08:33)
12. Fried Bananas (06:06)
13. Misty (Live) (10:11)
14. Junior Mance â€“ Fried Bananas (Live) (08:11)
15. Blue Monk (10:50)
16. The Panther (06:31)
17. Body And Soul (Instrumental) (11:03)
18. The Chase (live) (10:29)
19. For Sentimental Reasons (Instrumental) (06:51)
20. Star Eyes (Instrumental) (06:49)
21. Days Of Wine And Roses (Instrumental) (08:47)
22. Tangerine (Instrumental) (08:59)
23. Airegin (05:05)
24. Gingerbread Boy (12:49)
25. 'Treux Blues (live) (17:06)


Â moreGordon was born to renowned parents in Los Angeles in 1923. His father,
Dr. Frank Gordon, was among the first Black doctors in the city after graduating
from Howard Medical School in Washington, D.C. in 1918. (His patients included
Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton.) His mother, Gwendolyn Baker, was the
daughter of Captain Edward Baker, one of the five Black Medal of Honor
recipients during the Spanishâ€“American War. Gordon began playing clarinet
at age 13 and switched to saxophone two years later. While at school, he played
in bands with Chico Hamilton and Buddy Collette. His first important gig was
with Lionel Hampton (1940 to 1943) although, due to Illinois Jacquet also being
in the sax section, Gordon did not get any solos.

In 1943, he did get to stretch out on a recording session with Nat King Cole.
Short stints with Lee Young, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, and Louis
Armstrong's big band preceded his move to New York in December 1944, where he
was hired for Billy Eckstine's Orchestra, trading off with Gene Ammons on
Eckstine's recording of "Blowin' the Blues Away." Gordon recorded with Dizzy
Gillespie ("Blue 'N' Boogie") and as a leader for Savoy before returning to Los
Angeles in the summer of 1946. He was a major part of the Central Avenue scene,
trading off with Wardell Gray and Teddy Edwards in many legendary tenor battles;
studio recordings of "The Chase" and "The Duel" helped to document the
atmosphere of the period.

After 1952, drug problems resulted in jail time and periods of inactivity during
the rest of the '50s (although Gordon did record two albums in 1955). By 1960,
he had recovered sufficiently to cut a core series of dates for Blue Note
including Doin' Alright, Dexter Calling, Swingin' Affair and Go). After
re-establishing his reputation, he moved to Europe in 1962 and remained there
until 1976. While on the continent, he was in peak form -- Gordon's many
SteepleChase recordings rank with the finest work of his career and include four
dates with altoist Jackie McLean.

Gordon returned to the U.S. on an occasional basis, recording in 1965, 1969 and
1970, and 1972, but by then he was almost forgotten in the U.S. although he
remained a major attraction in Europe. Given this status, it proved an odd yet
welcome surprise that his return to America in 1976 was treated as a major media
event, illustrated by the double-live Homecoming LP from his American tour, and
the studio date Sophisticated Giant in 1977. A great deal of interest was
suddenly given the living legend, with long lines of people waiting at clubs to
see him. In 1978, appearing with Johnny Griffin, he sold out Carnegie Hall.
Gordon remained a popular figure until his gradually worsening health made him
only semi-active by the early '80s. His third comeback occurred when he was
picked to star in director Bertrand Tavernier's 1986 motion picture 'Round
Midnight. An evocative and moody film loosely based on both Gordon's and pianist
Bud Powell's lives, 'Round Midnight returned the saxophonist to the public's
attention. Along with playing on the Herbie Hancock-helmed soundtrack, Gordon's
acting was quite realistic and touching, earning him an Academy Award-nomination
for Best Actor in a Leading Role. A companion album, The Other Side of Round
Midnight, also arrived the same year, winning him a Grammy for Best Improvised
Solo. The album proved to be his last as Gordon's health continued to
deteriorate. He died on April 25, 1990 following a battle with cancer of the
larynx, as well as kidney failure.

In the 21st century, several important live finds have been issued, including
the Dutch Archives' In the Cave: Live at Persepolis, Utrecht, 1963, Rhino's
vinyl-only Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival, and Elemental's At the Subway Club
1973. In 2018, Go! was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress.
Â© Scott Yanow



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