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Dexter Gordon: L.T.D.

by Derek Taylor
June 1, 2001

For most fans of hard bop the fact that this disc presents previously unreleased Dexter Gordon of late 60s vintage will alone be sufficient impetus to make the remainder of this review superfluous. Discovery of vault tapes is always cause for celebration and this set, recorded on the occasion of one of Long Tall Dex’s (source ...

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Dexter Gordon: Take the "A" Train

by James Nichols
April 1, 2001

During his lifetime, Dexter Gordon played thousands of outstanding small group bop dates. This CD documents one of them. Gordon recorded this set during a two-day period (July 20-21, 1967) of his self -imposed European exile at Copenhagen’s Montmarte Club. That two-day stand also yielded the albums Both Sides of Midnight and Body and Soul. The ...

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Dexter Gordon: Take the "A" Train

by James Nichols
April 1, 2001

4.25 out of 5 Stars. Very worthy album. Nothing too unusual here. During his lifetime, Dexter Gordon played thousands of outstanding small group bop dates. This CD documents one of them. Gordon recorded this set during a two-day period (July 20-21, 1967) of his self -imposed European exile at Copenhagen’s Montmarte Club. That two-day stand also ...

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Dexter Gordon: Take the "A" Train

by James Nichols
April 1, 2001

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Tangerine

By Dexter Gordon

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2000

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Dextrose

By Dexter Gordon

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2000

Article: Interview

A Chat With Eric Alexander

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 2000

One of the few “young lions" who is more influenced by Dexter Gordon and George Coleman than by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has come very far with his career in a short period of time. Following his first year of studying classical music at Indiana University as an alto player, Alexander ...

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Dexter Gordon: Tangerine

by Glenn Astarita
June 1, 2000

As a young teen in the early 70’s, my audiophile-jazz enthusiast father figured the timing was right for me to diversify my listening habits by donating saxophonist Dexter Gordon’s 1975 release, Tangerine to my then – sparse but growing LP collection.. Yes, there was life after Hendrix, “The Who” and “The Rolling Stones”! Featuring bass hero ...

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Dexter Gordon: Tangerine

by Derek Taylor
June 1, 2000

There is no shortage of Dexter Gordon sessions available on disc. Even with sporadic absences from recording Long Tall Dex still managed to cut a mammoth number of records during his illustrious career. With so much available there’s bound to be a continuum when it comes to quality. While this disc isn’t a classic on par ...

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