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:  Landslide (2025)

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

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1. Landslide (5:12)

 2.  Love Locked Out (4:44)

 3.  You Said It (4:28)

 4.  Serenade In Blue (4:59)

Side B:

 1.  Blue Gardenia (6:39)

 2.  Sis Bits Jones (6:16)

 3.  Second Balcony Jump (5:57)

Personnel:

Dexter Gordon:  Tenor Saxophone

Dave Burn:  Trumpet on Tracks:  Trumpet on Tracks:  B1-3

Tommy Turrentine:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A2-4

Sonny Clark:  Piano on Tracks:  B1-3

Kenny Drew:  Piano on Track 1

Sir Charles Thompson:  Piano on Tracks:  A2-4

Ron Carter:  Bass on Tracks:  B1-3

Paul Chambers:  Bass  on Track A1

Al Lucas:  Bass  on Tracks:  A2-4

Willie Bobo:  Drums  on Tracks:  A2-4

Philly Joe Jones:  Drums  on Tracks:  A1, B1-3

Landslide is an album by Dexter Gordon, originally released in 1980 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on July 4, 2025 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.