Dexter Gordon

 

Artist:  Dexter Gordon
Born:  February 27, 1923.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Died:  April 25, 1990 (Aged 67).  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Bandleader, Actor
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano, Saxophone

Dexter Gordon as an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the Bebop musical language of people such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell.  His height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant".  He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Bertrand Tavernier film Round Midnight  in 1986, and he won a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, for the soundtrack album the Other Side Of Round Midnight (Blue Note Records in 1986).

Title:   One Flight Up (Blue Note Tone Poet Series LP)  (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Blue Note Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP 

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Tanya (18:18)

Side Two:

 1.  Coppin' The Haven  (11:17)

 2.  Dam That Dream  (7:30)

Personnel:

Dexter Gordon:  Tenor Saxophone

Donald Byrd:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, Side One, 1 Side Two

Kenny Drew:  Piano

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen:  Bass

Art Taylor:  Drums

One Flight Up is the 1965 album by Dexter Gordon, originally released on September 1965 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on May 7, 2021 by Blue Note Records, featuring Donald Byrd, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Art Taylor.  180 Gram Vinyl in Deluxe Gatefold packaging.