Dexter Blows Hot and Cool
by Dexter Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: 1955
- Label: Dootone
- Country: United States
- Length: 16:30
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Leroy Vinnegar, Carl Perkins
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded before his celebrated 1960s comeback, this album finds the tenor giant in fine form. His huge, authoritative tone and his penchant for weaving witty musical quotations into his solos transform pop tunes into powerful jazz statements.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, classic, bluesy, soulful, ballad
Tracklist
- Silver Plated (4:22)
- Cry Me a River (3:42)
- Rhythm Mad (4:47)
- Don't Worry About Me (3:39)
Credits
- Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Chuck Thompson - drums
- Howard Morehead - photography by [cover and liner photos]
- Carl Perkins - piano
- Dootsie Williams - supervised by
- Jimmy Robinson - trumpet
- Arthur Hamilton - written-by
- Rube Bloom - written-by
- Ted Koehler - written-by
- Burton Lane - written-by
- Frank Loesser - written-by
- Paul Weston - written-by
- Sammy Cahn - written-by
- Walter Gross - written-by