Our Man in Paris
by Dexter Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: 1963
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:06
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Kenny Clarke, Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A classic session uniting American bebop giants in their adopted home of Paris. Dexter Gordon's tenor sound is huge and authoritative, and he navigates this Charlie Parker standard with a relaxed, behind-the-beat swagger. The real magic is hearing him alongside a rejuvenated Bud Powell, whose piano playing is both fiery and creative. It鈥檚 a joyous, top-tier bebop summit that celebrates the genre's living history.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, classic, ballad, bluesy, sophisticated
Tracklist
- Scrapple from the Apple (7:22)
- Willow Weep for Me (8:48)
- Broadway (6:44)
- Stairway to the Stars (6:57)
- A Night in Tunisia (8:15)
Credits
- Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone
- Pierre Michelot - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Nat Hentoff - liner notes
- Bud Powell - piano
- Francis Wolff - producer, photography by [cover photo]
- Claude Ermelin - recorded by
- Charlie Parker - written-by
- Ann Ronell - written-by
- Bill Bird - written-by
- Henri Woode - written-by
- Teddy McRae - written-by
- Frank Signorelli - written-by
- Matty Malneck - written-by
- Mitchell Parish - written-by
- Dizzy Gillespie - written-by
- Leo Robin - written-by