A Swingin' Affair
by Dexter Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: 1962
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 25:56
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Billy Higgins, Butch Warren, Sonny Clark
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded just two days after his masterpiece 'Go!', this album continues to showcase Dexter Gordon's triumphant comeback. The interplay with the impeccable rhythm section, particularly the soulful and bluesy piano of Sonny Clark, makes this a prime example of top-tier, classic hard bop.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, classic, bluesy, soulful, ballad
Tracklist
- Soy Califa (6:27)
- Don't Explain (6:07)
- You Stepped Out of a Dream (6:34)
- The Backbone (6:48)
Credits
- Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Butch Warren - bass, written-by
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Billy Higgins - drums
- Barbara Long - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Sonny Clark - piano
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
- Arthur Herzog, Jr. - written-by
- Billie Holiday - written-by
- Gus Kahn - written-by
- Nacio Herb Brown - written-by
- Alberta Nichols - written-by
- Mann Holiner - written-by