Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (1947)

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Artist: Dexter Gordon
Title: Dexter Rides Again
Year Of Release: 1992
Label: Savoy [SV-0120]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 37:00
Total Size: 112 MB(+3%) | 87 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

1. Dexter's Riff
2. Settin' The Pace-Part 1 & 2
3. So Easy
4. Long Tall Dexter
5. Dexter Rides Again
6. I Can't Escape From You
7. Dexter Digs In
8. Dexter's Minor Mad
9. Blow Mr. Dexter
10. Dexter's Deck
11. Dexter's Cuttin' Out

Recorded 1945-1947

personnel :

Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
Leo Parker – baritone saxophone
Tadd Dameron – piano
Art Blakey – drums
Leonard Hawkins – trumpet
Bud Powell – piano
Curly Russell – bass
Max Roach – drums
Sadik Hakim – piano
Gene Ramey – bass
Ed Nicholson – drums

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. Standouts include "Dexter's Deck," the lone ballad "I Can't Escape From You," and the jam session number "Settin' The Pace" (Gordon recorded many extended cuts like this with fellow bebop tenor star Wardell Gray, and here teams up with Leo Parker for something like a baritone and tenor cutting contest). For those interested in where elements of both Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane's distinct style came from, check out these fine Gordon sides; besides the history lesson on wax, there's a consistent run of top-notch bebop sides to enjoy. For completists, these tracks, plus alternate takes and an excellent session featuring Fats Navarro, are included on Denon's Savoy reissue package, Settin' the Pace.~Stephen Cook

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