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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
