Gordonmdexter | 5 Original Albums | 5CD

Dexter Gordon was a tenor saxophonist of the bebop era, born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, and died on April 26, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was inspired by Lester Young, Herschel Evans and Illinois Jacquet, tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s.

This 5 CD box set reissue was released in 2016 by Blue Note in Europe and contains five digitally remastered albums: Doin' Allright, Dexter Calling, A Swinging Affair, One Flight Up and Gettin' Around. The recordings were made between May 1961 and May 1965 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and at Barclay Studios in Paris. Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff are credited as producers of the albums.

Track List

Disc 1

1. I Was Doing All Right
2. You've Changed
3. For Regulars Only
4. Society Red
5. It's You Or No One

Disc 2

1. Soul Sister
2. Modal Mood
3. I Want More
4. End of a Love Affair
5. Clear the Dex
6. Ernie's Tune
7. Smile

Disc 3

1. Soy Califa
2. Don't Explain
3. You Stepped Out of a Dream
4. The Backbone
5. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
6. McSplivens

Disc 4

1. Tanya
2. Coppin' the Haven
3. Darn That Dream

Disc 5

1. Manha De Carnaval
2. Who Can I Turn To
3. Heartaches
4. Shiny Stockings
5. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
6. Le Coiffeur