Ballads: Dexter Gordon

Product Description
Dexter Gordon was one of the top ballad players of the '60s. Having already made his name in the bebop era and as an expatriate in Europe, Gordon returned to the States to record a series of fine Blue Note discs during the first half of the decade. This edition of the label's Ballads series features Gordon at his peak and in the company of some of hard bop's best players. Gordon delivers his almost sleepy and smoke-filled solos with real grace. The same can also be said of the rest of this incredible program, including a latter-day live cut from 1978. A perfect set for those in need of a provocative after-hours session in front of the stereo.

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Average customer rating: If you like sax, check this out... My Favorite Jazz Album So Far BEAUTIFUL BALLADS One inadequate sampler plus an unwieldy elephant No surprises here!

Ballads: Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Go! Our Man in Paris Round Midnight - O.S.T. Soul Station Ballads: Stanley Turrentine ASIN: B000005HH6 Release Date: 1991-06-18

Tracks:

1. Darn That Dream
2. Don't Explain
3. I'm A Fool To Want You
4. Ernie's Tune
5. You've Changed
6. Willow Weep For Me
7. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
8. Body And Soul

Album Description

Dexter Gordon was one of the top ballad players of the '60s. Having already made his name in the bebop era and as an expatriate in Europe, Gordon returned to the States to record a series of fine Blue Note discs during the first half of the decade. This edition of the label's Ballads series features Gordon at his peak and in the company of some of hard bop's best players. Gordon delivers his almost sleepy and smoke-filled solos with real grace. The same can also be said of the rest of this incredible program, including a latter-day live cut from 1978. A perfect set for those in need of a provocative after-hours session in front of the stereo.

Customer Reviews:

If you like sax, check this out..........2007-02-26

Dexter Gordon was one of the BEST saxophone players! I love this album
of mellow ballads. So cool, I'm glad I found it.

My Favorite Jazz Album So Far.......2007-01-07

I will admit first off that I am not a jazz aficionado just yet, and my knowledge of the styles, performers, and countless sessions is quite limited. For what it's worth, however, this album provided me with more experiences than any other I've heard so far, and is certainly the one I adore the most.

The cover gives one a clue of what is to be found inside--nothing but a cool, slow, melodic combination of a raspy saxophone and a clear-toned piano that begs to be listened on a relaxing, breezy evening. The first handful of tracks are my favorites, but there isn't a single one one there that I would consider filler or hollow.

Miles Davis may well have given birth to cool jazz, and Kind of Blue may well be the most popular jazz album out there, but I would take this one over it any day.

BEAUTIFUL BALLADS.......2006-12-23

If you want to sit back, relax, and enjoy a truly great jazz album, then this one is it. No hard bop here, just beautiful melodies played with style, grace, and excellent phrasing and intonation. Dexter Gordon's skill at playing the saxophone is unquestioned, and this CD has him playing in a much more laid back mood. Not a bad selection on this whole CD.

One inadequate sampler plus an unwieldy elephant.......2006-07-01

This collection, like "The Gentle Side of John Coltrane," assembles a number of ballad highlights from a major tenor troubador's seminal sessions. And like the Coltrane collection, which closes with a furious, on-location "I Want to Talk About You," this one closes with on-location fireworks--the hyped-up approach Dexter characteristically brought to "Body and Soul" toward the end of his career. Problem is, his sensitive reading of the tune 7 years earlier on a studio date, "The Panther," on which he's joined by an equally inspired Tommy Flanagan, beats this one hands down. With the exception of this inferior B&S and "I'm a Fool to Want You" (from "Clubhouse"), all of these tunes are on indispensable recordings that no fan of Dexter would want to be without. Go with the original programs, and pass up this elephant for The Panther.

No surprises here!.......2005-07-04

As a young jazz tenor saxophonist, I greatly admire Dexter's tone, approach, and sensitivity when playing ballads. It's so relaxing to listen to. The man had it in him for sure.

After hearing his rendition of the standard, "Darn that Dream", I hear it no other way. One can learn a lot about ballad playing from him. He used this thing called SPACE in his solos. Simplicity, elegance, and warmth are all words I could use to describe this CD and his playing.

Average customer rating: Romance

Music for Lovers Dexter Gordon Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music for Lovers Music for Lovers Ballads: Dexter Gordon Music for Lovers Music for Lovers ASIN: B000CS45OC Release Date: 2006-01-24

Tracks:

1. Serenade In Blue
2. Love Locked Out
3. Where Are You?
4. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
5. Stairway To The Stars
6. Jodi
7. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
8. Who Can I Turn To?
9. As Time Goes By

Customer Reviews:

Romance.......2007-01-17

Truly excellent mood and background music for either a peaceful evening alone or sharing with someone special.

Average customer rating:

Excelsior Jazz Gold: Jazz Is Ballads [Featuring Zoot Sims, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon and More] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RJS9LQ

Product Description

Excelsior compilation jazz album.

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Bouncin on 100th Ave Jeff Barash Manufacturer: Sea Breeze Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000063CPB Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

1. Bouncin' On 160th Avenue
2. On A Misty Night
3. Nationalistc World
4. Subject To Change
5. Oasis
6. Ballad For 'J.B'
7. Realities Realm
8. Why Am I Here

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