Tangerine by derek taylor, published on june 1, 2000. Dexter gordon did indeed impart his indelible and altogether stylistic brand of bop on my then rapidly evolving musical tastes, as my vinyl copy of tangerine had to be replaced on several occasions thanks to wellworn, dusty phonograph needles and ceaseless 360s on the turntable. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american. The shadow of your smile, i guess ill hang my tears out to dry rudy van gelder editionremastered 1999, a night in tunisia remastered, love for sale rudy van gelder. Jazztimes written by maxine gordon, sophisticated giant a biography presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist dexter gordon 19231990, one of the major innovators of modern jazz. Deleted video interail 2009 dexter gordon tangerine by haizea martiartu garcia. Dexter gordon days of wine and roses instrumental6. Live in chateauvallon specialrelease record store day. Dexter gordon all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. Dexter gordon was a tenorman who adopted ideas from sonny rollins and john coltrane, both of whom hed once anticipated or influenced. There are seven tunes and 79 minutes of playing time on the cd. He is at the peak of his powers on tenor saxophone with a sympathetic and subtle rhythm section of tommy flanaganpiano. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years.
This iconic label was founded in 1952 in denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by. Album the capitol vaults jazz series, dexter gordon. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020 storyville records is europes oldest independent jazz label. Atlanta georgia may 5, 1981 by dexter gordon, released 17 march 2020 1. Jack chambers says dexter gordon seems listless on this collection of medium tempo tunes and so does everybody else of course you cant tell by listening if he in fact infected the others or if he caught it from them. He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the tenor. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the prestige label. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Download lagu dexter gordon tokyo 1975 mp3 gratis 12.
Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. The capitol vaults jazz series dexter gordon to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and an academy awardnominated actor round midnight, warner bros, 1986. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020. On 1972s tangerine, hes heard in two groups with trumpeters thad jones or freddie hubbard, pianists hank jones or cedar walton, bassists stanley clarke or buster williams, and drummers louis hayes or billy. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. Mar 26, 2020 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Still considered an expatriate as he resided in europe, dexter gordon tenor sax returned stateside in mid1972 long enough to lay down two sessions worth of material that would primarily be split between tangerine 1972, generation 1973, and capurange 1973. Jumpin blues this is the firsttime release of a live session with the dexter gordon quartet from a club in atlanta, georgia, in 1981. This is one of dexter gordon s best lateperiod prestige albums.
He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Not that he is aiming at the same transcendent themes as coltrane but rather that his musical understanding is a spur to playing sax in a more open and. Part of the problem is the 1st 3 tracks are leftovers from the session that was released as ca. Dexter gordon is often cited as a major influence on john coltrane. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared.
This excellent dexter gordon american quartet session was recorded on july 7, 1970. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Order now 20182019 book event schedule the dexter gordon. Dexter gordonblow mr dexter performed by steve bone. At the subway club, 1973 live, tokyo 1975, fried bananas, the essential dexter gordon, candlelight lady, singles. He was the first to take charlie parkers alto sax bebop breakthroughs and understand how to develop them for tenor. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a midtempo treatment allowing gordon, thad.
In retrospect it seemed that i had found a new friend. Tangerine by dexter gordon on amazon music unlimited. Dexter gordon the rainbow people the jazzomat research. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. The format is similar long live tracks, with dex opening up on these fantastically creative solos with every note seeming to flow with effortless ease, all with an inherent logic that always has gordon able to keep on going straight ahead. Download dexter gordon mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Studio album 10 compilation 1 dexter blows hot and cool. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music.
The shadow of your smile, i guess ill hang my tears out to dry rudy van gelder editionremastered 1999, a night in tunisia remastered, love for sale rudy van gelder edition. Listen to your favorite songs from tangerine by dexter gordon now. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. Dexter gordon tenor saxophone, sonny clark piano, billy higgins drums, butch warren double bass. Dexter gordon recorded live in germany in a mode thats a bit of a change from some of his more familiar copenhagen sides from the time.