Dexter Calling...

by Dexter Gordon

Dexter Calling... cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1962
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:12
  • Community rating: 3.96/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded exactly three days after his acclaimed album 'Doin' Allright', this Blue Note session captures Dexter Gordon backed by a swinging trio featuring pianist Kenny Drew. Including original classics like 'Soul Sister', it highlights Gordon's massive, confident tone and relentless rhythmic drive during his early 60s creative peak.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, technical, improvisation, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Soul Sister (7:45)
  2. Modal Mood (5:23)
  3. I Want More (5:20)
  4. The End Of A Love Affair (6:53)
  5. Clear The Dex (4:54)
  6. Ernie's Tune (4:16)
  7. Smile (3:23)
  8. Landslide (5:15)

Credits

  • Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • "Philly" Joe Jones - drums
  • Leonard Feather - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
  • Kenny Drew - piano, written-by
  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • E.C. Redding - written-by
  • Charlie Chaplin - written-by
  • Geoffrey Parsons - written-by
  • John Turner - written-by

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