Listen to your favorite songs from tangerine by dexter gordon now. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music. Deleted video interail 2009 dexter gordon tangerine by haizea martiartu garcia. 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 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. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a mid. There are seven tunes and 79 minutes of playing time on the cd.
Studio album 10 compilation 1 dexter blows hot and cool. 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. 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. Live in chateauvallon specialrelease record store day. Nick gets swinging with singers lena horne and michelle nicolle, and tenor sax man dexter gordon. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. Download dexter gordon mp3 songs and albums music downloads.
He was the first to take charlie parkers alto sax bebop breakthroughs and understand how to develop them for tenor. Dexter gordon is often cited as a major influence on john coltrane. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020 storyville records is europes oldest independent jazz label. Tangerine by derek taylor, published on june 1, 2000. This is one of dexter gordon s best lateperiod prestige albums. Part of the problem is the 1st 3 tracks are leftovers from the session that was released as ca. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Tangerine by dexter gordon on amazon music unlimited. 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. 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.
Dexter gordon was a tenorman who adopted ideas from sonny rollins and john coltrane, both of whom hed once anticipated or influenced. The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant.
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. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and an academy awardnominated actor round midnight, warner bros, 1986. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a midtempo treatment allowing gordon, thad. Jumpin blues this is the firsttime release of a live session with the dexter gordon quartet from a club in atlanta, georgia, in 1981. Tangerine by storyville records, released 17 march 2020. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the prestige label. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. 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. 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. 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.
Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. He is at the peak of his powers on tenor saxophone with a sympathetic and subtle rhythm section of tommy flanaganpiano. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Dexter gordon tenor saxophone, sonny clark piano, billy higgins drums, butch warren double bass. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and.
The capitol vaults jazz series dexter gordon to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. 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. Dexter gordon all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. Dexter gordon the rainbow people the jazzomat research. 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. Atlanta georgia may 5, 1981 by dexter gordon, released 17 march 2020 1. Album the capitol vaults jazz series, dexter gordon. 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. Mar 26, 2020 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. 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.
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