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Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players. A famous by Herman Leonard of Gordon smoking a cigarette during a set at the Royal Roost in New York City in 1948 is one of the more iconic images in the history of jazz.
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Our Man In Paris
Released: 1963 7 tracksPosts about Dexter Gordon > Our Man In Paris
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Over the weekend, a friend of mine was in town. He's a pianist and we talked about playing jazz and trying to be independent musicians, etc. (he was actually stopping through New York on his first union gig--a two week tour of Taiwan). I pulled out "Our Man In Paris" by Dexter Gordon and we listened to it for a bit. I've transcribed all of Dexter's playing, wrote some of it down, so we were checking that out. I've said it before, but it needs to be said again. I don'... MORE
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While many people love Dexter Gordon's "Ballads" album, this is it for me. I transcribed every note he plays, and he just tears up every song. Kenny Clarke plays off Gordon like they share a brain, and while this was towards the end of Bud Powell's career, he still plays a mean comping role.
On several tunes, including the opener "Scrapple From The Apple," Gordon begins his solo by repeating just one note, and he swings the SH*T out of it before going into some great b... MORE
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