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THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION: LP 180g VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE
EXTER GORDON / BLOWS HOT AND COOL
Considered one of the very first bebop tenor saxophonists, Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) began playing clarinet at the tender age of seven. By the time he was fifteen he had already played in bands with Chico Hamilton and Buddy Collette. He formed part of the Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong orchestras in the early forties and joined the Billy Eckstine band and recorded with Charlie Parker in 1945. Gordon possessed a very distinctive and profound sound. Blows Hot and Cool is Gordon's only existing recording with pianist Carl Perkins.
DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax
CARL PERKINS, piano
LEROY VINNEGAR, bass
CHUCK THOMPSON, drums
JIMMY ROBINSON, trumpet (on A1, A3 & B1 only)
Hollywood, California, November 11 & 12, 1955.
Original sessions produced by Dootsie Williams.
*BONUS TRACKS:
DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax; DOLO COKER, piano;
CHARLES GREEN, bass; LAWRENCE MARABLE, drums
[Martin Banks (tp) & Richard Boone (tb) on A6 only].
Los Angeles, October 13, 1960
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THE COMPLETE ALBUM - 180g VIRGIN VINYL - AUDIOPHILE PRESSING - LIMITED EDITION. This release presents the complete original album Dexter Blows Hot and Cool recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Los Angeles based label Dootone Records (DTL207). A point of note, this was the saxophonist's only recorded collaboration with pianist Carl Perkins, a rising star at the time.
Little was heard of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon on record during the 1950s and this somewhat robscure LP was one of Gordon's only three appearances on record during the period 1953-1959. Here he fronts an all-star quintet with Carl Perkins, Leroy Vinnegar, Chuck Thompson, and the forgotten trumpeter Jimmy Robinson. A strong straight-ahead session, from what was then a dark period in Gordon's life, 'Dexter Blows Hot & Cool' is a worthy addition to any collection of the great man's output.
Down Beat reviewer noted that Gordon appeared "somewhat mellowed, making little attempt to impress either as a technician or melodic innovator" but that there was "a quiet authority in his forthright, simply tailored style".
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Little Richard
Oscar Peterson Trio & Milt Jackson
Nina Simone
Miles Davis
Bill Evans Trio
Sam Cooke
Les Baxter
Johnny Cash
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
