Dexter Calling...
Dexter Calling... | ||||
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Studio album by Dexter Gordon | ||||
Released | End of January 1962[1] | |||
Recorded | May 9, 1961 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:54 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84083 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
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Dexter Calling... is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962.[2] "Soul Sister", "I Want More" and "Ernie's Tune" were written for the Los Angeles production of the play The Connection by Jack Gelber in 1960. Dexter Calling was Gordon's second album for Blue Note, and was recorded three days after Doin' Allright, his first album for the label.
Reception
The Billboard Reviewer called the album "solid jazz wax" and noted that it featured "some fine blowing by the tenor saxist".[3]
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "Dexter Gordon's second recording for the Blue Note label is a solidly swinging affair, yet constantly full of surprises... The excellent band, solid musicianship, and memorable music on every track make this one of the more essential recordings of Gordon's career".[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing
All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated
- "Soul Sister" - 7:45
- "Modal Mood" (Kenny Drew) - 5:23
- "I Want More" - 5:20
- "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) - 6:53
- "Clear the Dex" (Kenny Drew) - 4:54
- "Ernie's Tune" - 4:16
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 3:23
- "Landslide" - 5:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
The bonus track does not appear on the Blue Note 2015 remastered digital media release.
Personnel
References
- ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-11-16. p. 11. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 2, 2010.
- ^ "Review: Dexter Calling".Billboard: January 20, 1962.
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2010.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 580. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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1950s
- Dexter Rides Again (1945–47)
- The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)
- Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)
- Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960)
- Doin' Allright (1961)
- Dexter Calling... (1961)
- Go (1962)
- A Swingin' Affair (1962)
- Our Man in Paris (1963)
- One Flight Up (1964)
- Cheese Cake (1964)
- I Want More (1964)
- It's You or No One (1964)
- King Neptune (1964)
- Love for Sale (1964)
- Clubhouse (1965)
- Gettin' Around (1965)
- Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965)
- The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967)
- Take the "A" Train (1967)
- A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969)
- The Tower of Power! (1969)
- More Power! (1969)
- Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970)
- Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970)
- The Panther! (1970)
- The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970)
- The Jumpin' Blues (1970)
- Ca'Purange (1972)
- Tangerine (1972)
- Generation (1972)
- All Souls (1972)
- The Apartment (1974)
- Something Different (1975)
- Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
- Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975)
- Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976)
- True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Biting The Apple (1976)
- Sophisticated Giant (1977)
- Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
- Gotham City (1980)
- American Classic (1982)
- Round Midnight (1986)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
- Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
releases
- Live at Carnegie Hall (1998)
- The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
articles
- Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather)
- Round Midnight (1986 film)
- Lars Ulrich