I think i have one cd but i mainly listen to alto guys anyways. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Celebrate dexters 94th birthday february 27th, 2017 with the new oris dexter gordon limited edition. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language. I dont think ive listened to dexter quite as much as everyone else here has. And per me dex is absotively playing a nonrth 10m at the 54. Dexter gordon was a tenorman who adopted ideas from sonny rollins and john coltrane, both of whom hed once anticipated or influenced.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The new oris dexter gordon limited edition watch does a fantastic job of celebrating the life of such a talented musician. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music. Legendary tenor saxophonist dexter gordon was a focal point of the bebop and hard bop revolutions. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a mid. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Still considered an expatriate as he resided in europe, dexter gordon tenor sax returned stateside in mid1972 long enough to lay down two sessions worth of material that would primarily be split between tangerine 1972, generation 1973, and capurange 1973. Upcoming, new, and past dexter gordon movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and an academy awardnominated actor round midnight, warner bros, 1986. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. Dec 02, 2017 1975 dexter gordon tenor sax buster williams track b2 stanley clarke track a1 to b1 bass cedar walton track b2 hank jones track a1 to b1 piano thad jones track a1 to b1 trumpet.
Later in his career, he achieved the status of an american icon with his lead role in bernard taverniers 1986 film, round midnight, which garnered him an academy award nomination. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. Scotlands best known jazzexport, joe temperley returns. The rudy van gelder edition by dexter gordon on spotify. Settin the pace august 1, 2001 dexter gordon, considered by some to be the first great bebop stylist on tenor saxophone, recorded most of the songs on settin the pace when. Maybe there should just be a category in the right column for lists. Pdf visualizing graphs and clusters as maps researchgate. Dexter gordon certainly was a tower of power by this point as his lengthy 60s stay in europe helped him to work work work, and season his playing considerably to a point at which he emerged as a masterful soloist far beyond the limits of his early bop recordings. Instagram post by the dexter gordon society april 25, 2020 at 05. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
Dexter gordon simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. Settin the pace august 1, 2001 dexter gordon, considered by some to be the first great bebop stylist on tenor saxophone, recorded most. In 20, maxine gordon, widow and former manager and producer of dexter gordon, jazz scholar, archivist, oral historian, and cofounder and president of the dexter gordon society, announced her plan to publish the biography of her late husband after signing a book contract with university of california press. Listen to your favorite songs from tangerine by dexter gordon now. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Tangerine by dexter gordon on amazon music unlimited. Tangerine is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the prestige label. His homecoming in new york city, after living in europe for over a decade. Generation is an album by saxophonist dexter gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the prestige label. Hey guys, sorry if this has been asked before but i looked everywhere and couldnt seem to get any solid answers as to whether dexs conn was lacquered or plated. On 1972s tangerine, hes heard in two groups with trumpeters thad jones or freddie hubbard, pianists hank jones or cedar walton, bassists stanley clarke or buster williams, and drummers louis hayes or billy. Entre 1940 e 1980 tocou com grandes nomes, tais como lionel hampton, tadd dameron, charles mingus, louis armstrong e billy eckstine.
The designers have included some exquisite subtle touches into the design of the watch to make it a true novelty such as the saxophone reed shaped indice at 12 o clock and the long tall dex reference engraved on the. Gordon s wife and longtime manager, maxine gordon, has kept the legacy strong through lectures and guest appearances, donation of all of gordon s archival work to the library of congress, the licensing group dex music llc and the dexter gordon foundation. He is regarded as one of the first and most important musicians to adapt the bebop musical language of people like charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the. It seems like he has a pretty large following, much larger than i expected.
Dexter gordon i guess, the capacity of a record to polarize fans, could find its analogy in a love or hate relation. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody. Jack chambers says dexter gordon seems listless on this collection of medium tempo tunes and so does everybody else of course you cant tell by listening if he in fact infected the others or if he caught it from them. There is no greater love dexter gordon, jones, isham. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Mar 26, 2020 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language gordon died in philadelphia, pennsylvania from renal failure and. This excellent dexter gordon american quartet session was recorded on july 7, 1970. Oris dexter gordon limited edition watch dextergordon. Heres one from the film and music writers of time out london which will always be the only real time out called 50 greatest music films ever except for spinal tap. Part of the problem is the 1st 3 tracks are leftovers from the session that was released as ca. The opening update of the johnny mercer staple tangerine gets things underway with a midtempo treatment allowing gordon, thad.
Ballads, an album by dexter gordon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Our story the dexter gordon society the dexter gordon. Dexter gordon second balcony jump switzerland, 1963 989. Our story the dexter gordon society the dexter gordon society. Listen to your favorite songs from dexter calling remastered rudy van gelder edition by dexter gordon now. Tangerine by derek taylor, published on june 1, 2000. Dexter gordon days of wine and roses instrumental6. The rudy van gelder edition, an album by dexter gordon on spotify. All content in this area was uploaded by yifan hu on jun 20, 2014. The oris dexter gordon limited edition is the seve. Find highquality dexter gordon stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years.
The photographs i have of him with the conn are obviously all black and white though it appears it is lacquered im asking because im going to be buying a 10m and id love to know as much as i can about one of my. Jul 14, 2014 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. The rudy van gelder edition, an album by dexter gordon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. Dexter calling remastered rudy van gelder edition by. Dec 21, 2016 the new oris dexter gordon limited edition watch does a fantastic job of celebrating the life of such a talented musician. Ten 10 live dexter gordon concerts digital downloads regular price.
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