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:  Daddy Plays The Horn (2021)

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

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Daddy Plays The Horn (9:11)

 2.  Confirmation (7:50)

 3.  Dam That Dream (4:21)

Side B:

 1.  Number Four (4:51)

 2.  Autumn In New York (8:30)

 3.  You Can Depend On Me (8:59)

Personnel:

Dexter Gordon:  Tenor Saxophone

Kenny Drew:  Piano

Leroy Vinnegar:  Bass

Lawrence Marable:  Drums

Daddy Plays The Horn is a 1955 studio album by Dexter Gordon, originally in 1955 by Bethlehem, remastered and reissued November 23, 2021 by BMG.  180 Gram Black Vinyl.