A standout 70s set from Dexter Gordon – one that's a bit tighter than some of his longer-blown dates from overseas – and which almost sparkles with the same power as his 60s albums on Blue Note! The group here is nice and tight – with Kenny Drew on piano, Niels Henning Orsted ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dexter Gordon —
Ballads ... CD Blue Note, Early 60s. Used ...
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A nice selection of ballads from the Blue Note years of Dexter Gordon – 8 tracks in all! (Jazz) CD
Includes the songs "It's You Or No One", "Society Red", "Smile", "Cheese Cake","Three O'Clock In The Morning", "Soy Califa", "Don't Explain", and "Tanya". (Jazz) CD
Dexter Gordon blows back home in the US, but still with the long, open solo style of his European work for Steeplechase! The group features Barry Harris on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Al Foster on drums – a great rhythm section – and titles include "Apple Jump", "A La ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Rock-solid overseas work from the mighty Dexter Gordon – a studio set instead of one of his live dates from the Danish scene of the time – and a record that seems to have Dex coming across with even more focus and power than ever! The tracks are long, and his solos have this wonderful ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An unusual early Danish date – with Tete Montoliu on piano! (Jazz) CD
Dexter Gordon —
Clubhouse ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1965/1979. Used ...
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Rare Blue Note work from Dexter Gordon – an album that was recorded during Gordon's legendary run for the label in the 60s, but not issued until a brief vinyl pressing nearly 15 years later! The record's got Gordon vamping in tight hardbop formation – a sound that's strongly 60s Blue ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2012 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Rare Blue Note work from Dexter Gordon – an album that was recorded during Gordon's legendary run for the label in the 60s, but not issued until a brief vinyl pressing nearly 15 years later! The record's got Gordon vamping in tight hardbop formation – a sound that's strongly 60s Blue ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic run of albums that kicks off with Doin' Allright and doesn't let up! This set brings together all Dexter's 60's albums for Blue Note, including Landslide and Clubhouse which weren't released until much later in the 70's – plus a great booklet with detailed notes on each of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Dexter Gordon's proudest moments of the 50s – a rock-solid session for Bethlehem – easily one of the best-remembered hardbop sides from the label's California years! The album's got a relaxed, free-blown sound that's quite nice – with Dex in the lead on tenor, supported by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through case and rear tray card.)
One of Dexter Gordon's proudest moments of the 50s – a rock-solid session for Bethlehem – easily one of the best-remembered hardbop sides from the label's California years! The album's got a relaxed, free-blown sound that's quite nice – with Dex in the lead on tenor, supported by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Dexter Gordon's proudest moments of the 50s – a rock-solid session for Bethlehem – easily one of the best-remembered hardbop sides from the label's California years! The album's got a relaxed, free-blown sound that's quite nice – with Dex in the lead on tenor, supported by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Late live recordings from the mighty Dexter Gordon – 3 CDs worth of material recorded at the Keystone Korner in the late 70s, all with an inventively-blown power to match Gordon's earlier live sets from the European scene! The format here is similar – with Dexter out front, laying down ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great live set from Dexter Gordon – recorded in the late 60s, but previously unreleased – and featuring a rare appearance from Bobby Timmons on piano! Gordon and Timmons are a rare treat together – and they're working here in the fully-extended, quite open-ended mode of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With Leroy Vinnegar on bass, Lawrence Marable & Stan Levey on drums, Kenny Drew & Lou Levy on piano, Dextor Gordon on tenor saxophone & Frank Rosolino on trombone. (Jazz) CD
Featuring Fats Navarro, Leo Parker, Jimmy Rowles, Tadd Dameron, Art Blakey, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Max Roach and Melba Liston. (Jazz) CD
Dexter Gordon —
Generation ... CD Prestige/OJC, 1972. Used ...
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One of Dexter's most solid albums on Prestige – and a great set cut at the Van Gelder studios with a rock-solid American lineup that includes Cedar Walton, Freddie Hubbard, Buster Williams, and Billy Higgins. The ensemble groove is a lot tighter than on some of Gordon's solo-heavy European ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really unusual album for Dexter Gordon – one that has him working in a quintet with vibes by Bobby Hutcherson! Hutcherson's sound really transforms the session, giving it a shimmering middleground that disperses the dominance that Gordon's tenor usually has – and creating a warm, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really unusual album for Dexter Gordon – one that has him working in a quintet with vibes by Bobby Hutcherson! Hutcherson's sound really transforms the session, giving it a shimmering middleground that disperses the dominance that Gordon's tenor usually has – and creating a warm, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dexter Gordon —
Gotham City ... CD Columbia, 1981. Used ...
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With George Benson, Cedar Wlaton, Percy Heath, Woody Shaw, and Art Blakey! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Dexter Gordon —
In The Cave ... CD NJA (Netherlands), 1963. Used ...
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A stunning European live set from the legendary Dexter Gordon – one that was recorded early in his overseas tenure, and which is noteworthy for two reasons – first in that it was recorded in Utrecht, not the more familiar setting of Copenhagen – and second, in that it features a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With George Cables on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, and Eddie Gladden on drums. CD includes three non-LP bonus tracks, including lengthy readings of "More Than You Know" and "The End Of A Love Affair". (Jazz) CD
Dexter Gordon —
Love For Sale ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1964. Used ...
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Live recording from 1964 in Copenhagen, with Tete Montoliu on piano, Niels-Henning Orstred Pedersen on bass, and Alex Riel on drums. (Jazz) CD
Not as striking as the word "Monster" in the title might make you think – but a nicely laidback European session, one that has Dexter blowing freely, with only bass and drum accompaniment. Tracks are mostly pretty long, and titles include "Tanya", "Born To Be ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Later genius from Dexter Gordon – an album recorded upon his return to the US in 1976, and done in a style that breaks the bounds of some of his sessions in Europe! Gordon seems to take new life in the recording – moving past the simple role of main soloist on familiar tunes, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed with a punch through the barcode. . Disc is copy protected.)
Dexter Gordon —
Music For Lovers ... CD Blue Note/EMI, Late 1950s/1960s. Used ...
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Includes the songs "Serenade in blue", "Love locked out", "Where are you?", "Until the real thing comes along", "Stairway to the stars", "Jodi", "Everybody's somebody's fool", "Who can I turn to ?", and "As time ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of our favorite Dexter Gordon sessions for Blue Note – and a unique album that's one of the first to illustrate his growing role in the European jazz scene! The group's a quartet – which let's Dex stand out front with plenty of space for marvelous tenor work – and it features ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of our favorite Dexter Gordon sessions for Blue Note – and a unique album that's one of the first to illustrate his growing role in the European jazz scene! The group's a quartet – which let's Dex stand out front with plenty of space for marvelous tenor work – and it features ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2003 RVG edition.)
Dexter Gordon —
Panther! ... CD Prestige/OJC, 1970. Used ...
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An overlooked US date from 1970 – a set that Dexter Gordon recorded during a quick stop home from his time abroad – really cooking away in the Prestige studios with a great little rhythm section, in ways that are quite different than his better-known European work of the time! The ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The near complete studio recordings done by Dexter Gordon as a leader for Savoy in the mid 40s – key 78rpm recordings that helped redefine the sound of the tenor in jazz! The material here is all strongly boppish – and presented with alternate takes on a number of the sessions, making ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone, Philip Catherine on guitar, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Booklet has light age spots.)
Dexter Gordon —
Squirrel ... CD Blue Note, 1967. Used ...
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Rare unreleased live material from Dexter Gordon's best years – a 1967 performance that was recorded by Danish Radio at the Cafe Montmartre – the Copenhagen base where Gordon had set up camp overseas, and was very quickly hitting a whole new level of his music! That level is heard here ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An amazingly simple – but amazingly satisfying session from Dexter Gordon! The group's a totally solid quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the groove is right in the pocket with a solid solid soulful feel that you don't always get ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An amazingly simple – but amazingly satisfying session from Dexter Gordon! The group's a totally solid quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the groove is right in the pocket with a solid solid soulful feel that you don't always get ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed 2006 RVG pressing. Spine has a cutout notch.)
One of a trio of fantastic performances recorded by tenor giant Dexter Gordon at the Zurich Jazz Festival in 1975 – a set that has him blowing with all that late-life brilliance he brought to his best European recordings of the time! Yet also, possibly because of the festival setting, there's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great American set from Dexter Gordon – recorded at a time when most of his bigger records were coming from overseas! The set's got some nice long tracks that really let Gordon open up on tenor – on those well-blown, longform solo modes he was really cracking in the European scene ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dexter Gordon in Tokyo, but working strongly with a lineup that helped him make some of his best 70s recordings in Europe – that wonderful quartet with Kenny Drew on piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Albert Tootie Heath on drums! The format is familiar, and Dex is right on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Straight and strong work from Dex – recorded in the extended blowing mode of some of his late 60s work from Europe, but recorded back in the US, in Baltimore, with a quartet that includes Bobby Timmons on piano, Victor Gaskin on bass, and Percy Brice on drums. The set's one of the last to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dexter Gordon & Atli Bjorn Trio —
Cry Me A River ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1962. Used ...
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Titles include "Cry Me A River", "Suite", "The Thrill Is Gone", and "I'll Remember April". (Jazz) CD
A tremendous European meeting of tenorist Dexter Gordon and trombonist Slide Hampton – brought together in this impeccable sextet session for MPS – a real standout in the label's straight jazz catalog over the years! By the time of the set, Gordon had been working heavily in Europe, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print. Includes obi. Great cover – just like the original LP!)
LA bebop jam session material, featuring two long tracks recorded live in the city of angels, probably illegally by Savoy's Herman Lubinsky, who was a noted crook. Who cares, though, as the sides give us a great picture of the kind of lively cutting jam sessions that were ripping through the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance —
At Montreux ... CD Prestige, 1970. Used ...
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With Junior Mance on piano, Martin Rivera on bass, and Oliver Jackson on drums. Tracks include "Fried Bananas", "Sophisticated Lady", "Blue Monk", and CD only bonus track "The Panther". (Jazz) CD
An excellent document of two key players on the west coast scene of the late 50s – both of whom passed away at too far young an age! Trumpeter Joe Gordon was one of the most soulful players on the LA scene of the period – almost a Lee Morgan in his sense of timing and space – and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Michael Gordon —
Decasia ... CD Cantaloupe, 2001. Used ...
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Wycliffe Gordon —
Cone & T-Staff ... CD Criss Cross (Netherlands), 2010. Used ...
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An excellent twin-brass album in the frontline – one that pairs the talents of trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and trumpeter Terrell Stafford – both of whom really hit a great groove together! The album's got that great mix of modern and soulful modes we always love in a session led by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An obscure later album from Lesley Gore – and a set that's far more mature and adult than you might know from her 60s girl pop hits! The album's cut for Motown's MoWest subsidiary, and has the same hip style as other albums on the label at the time – kind of a California ... (Rock) read moreCD
Gorillaz —
G Sides ... CD Parlophone, 2002. Used ...
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With 30 tracks including "The Dance Is Over", "Jada", "Fly Me To The Moon", "Blame It On The Bossa Nova", "Moon River", "Dansero", and "A Girl Can't Say". (Vocalists) CD
Don't hold the cover against it, because this is a pretty great little record – one with far more depth than you might guess from the image of Eydie holding oversized ice cream cones on the front! The album's an early solo effort from Gorme – an obscure Coral session that features ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Dino Govoni on tenor saxophone, Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, Henry Hey on piano, Michael Pope on bass, and Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums. (Jazz) CD
Dusko Goykovich —
Bebop City ... CD Enja (Germany), 1994. Used ...
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An excellent album from trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and one that has a hell of a lot more to offer than the simple "bebop" promise of the title! Sure, there's something of a bop approach to a few of the tunes – but overall, the album's a myriad of colors, tones, and pulsating ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Dusko Goykovich —
Celebration ... CD DIW (Japan), 1987. Used ...
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A completely charming little set from trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – put together with just the sort of classic feel you'd expect from the title! The set was recorded in the same stretch as the Nathan Davis album on DIW, London By Night – and the lineup here is essentially the same as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Dusko Goykovich —
Good Old Days ... CD Paddle Wheel (Japan), 1996. Used ...
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Dusko Goykovich on trumpet and flugelhorn with Yutaka Shina on piano, Shin Kamimura on bass, and Masahiko Osaka on drums. (Jazz) CD
Dusko Goykovich —
In My Dreams ... CD Enja (Germany), 2001. Used ...
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A dreamy little set from trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – one that focuses on his overlooked talents for laidback ballads – as you might guess from the cover and title! Dusko plays both trumpet and flugelhorn on the record, often with this spacious approach to soloing that's not unlike Art ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dusko Goykovich —
Munich Serenade ... CD King/Paddle Wheel (Japan), 1997. Used ...
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Dusko Goykovich on trumpet, Peter Mihelich on piano, Yasuhiko Sato on bass, and Mashiko Osaka on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print 1997 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Dusko Goykovich —
Samba Do Mar ... CD Enja (Germany), 2004. Used ...
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A whole new chapter in the career of trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and a beautiful one at that! The set has Dusko playing a set of bossa-inspired tunes – working with a quartet that includes guitar, bass, and drums – in a warmly chromatic style that reminds us a lot of the classic ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful Brazilian-tinged jazz from the legendary Dusko Goykovich – one of the best new albums we've heard from the European trumpeter in a long time, and one of the few that really lives up to the cross-cultural genius of his key albums from many years back! As you'd guess from the title, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An extremely soulful session from European trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – recorded in the US with a lineup that can't miss! The core rhythm trio features Tommy Flanagan on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums – and the great Jimmy Heath joins Dusko on the frontline for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A legendary German session from the 60s – and a record that really showcases the unusual criss-crossing of modes that was going on in the European scene at the time! There's a very strong MPS vibe here – as trumpeter Dusko Goykovich leads a swinging sextet that includes Nathan Davis on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A selection of work by one of the most enigmatic talents on the LA scene of the mid 50s – French Horn player John Graas, an artist with a talent as unique as his horn! Unlike other jazz artists who used the French Horn, Graas managed to keep things cool and light – working in a cool ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mindblowing work from an artist we totally totally love – a really unique British singer and guitarist, and one who can effortlessly channel together so many different strands of music, and make them all come together like nobody else at all! Davy Graham draws here from Indian music, ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A classic album from one of the hippest groups on the UK scene of the 50s – Kenny Graham's excellent Afro-Cubists ensemble – an outfit with a sound as great as its name! There's a fair bit of percussion in the approach here – a sound that's definitely informed by the Cubop ... (Jazz) read moreCD