• Daddy Plays the Horn is a 1955 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon. The Billboard review stated that the album was "not too original, but it swings"...
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    recorded the albums Daddy Plays the Horn and Dexter Blows Hot and Cool in 1955 and played as a sideman on the Stan Levey album, This Time the Drum's on...
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  • and 1962 which was first released on the Blue Note label in 1980 as part of the Blue Note Classics series. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
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  • 1955) Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (Verve, 1953–55, [1957]) The Steamer (Verve, 1956) With Dexter Gordon Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955) Dexter...
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  • Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Lars Gullin – Lars Gullin Quartet (1960). Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (1957). Lena Horne – Lena on the Blue Side...
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  • Note the following year. The CD reissue added two bonus tracks from the same session. The review in Billboard magazine in 1966 called Gordon's playing "cool...
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    real musicians and praised Gordon's acting performance, writing, "Gordon plays the central role with an eerie magnetism. He is a musician, not an actor,...
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  • recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967. The album had first been released on the Black Lion label in 1974 as Blues Walk! The Montmatre...
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  • Bud Powell, who would not play new music, so jazz standards were chosen during the rehearsal. The two tracks added to the CD release were originally...
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  • is referenced in the book On the Road by Jack Kerouac. "Disorder at the Border" – 19:20 "Cherokee" – 21:12 "Byas-A-Drink" – 19:15 "The Hunt (A/K/A Rocks...
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  • Victor Feldman Stop the World I Want to Get Off (World Pacific, 1962) With Dexter Gordon Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955) The Resurgence of Dexter...
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  • Dexter Gordon, recorded two days after Go! with the same line-up, but not released for two years. The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood...
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  • released on the Blue Note label in 1962. "Soul Sister", "I Want More" and "Ernie's Tune" were written for the Los Angeles production of the play The Connection...
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  • Kenny Drew (category The High School of Music & Art alumni)
    California, Drew returned to New York, playing with Dinah Washington, Johnny Griffin, Buddy Rich, and several others over the following few years. He led many...
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  • Higgins, recorded on August 27, 1962 and released in the same year on Blue Note. According to the liner notes by Ira Gitler, this session was "not recorded...
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  • releases from the 1950s. Producers included Creed Taylor and Teddy Charles. Bethlehem released the first albums recorded by singers Chris Connor (the dual releases...
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  • Dexter Blows Hot and Cool is a 1955 album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon. The Billboard Reviewer noted that Gordon appeared "somewhat mellowed, making...
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  • recordings for the Savoy label. Except where otherwise noted, all songs composed by Dexter Gordon. "Dexter's Riff" – 2:43 "Settin' the Pace, Parts 1 &...
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  • Round Midnight (soundtrack) (category Scores that won the Best Original Score Academy Award)
    out James Horner's score for Aliens, Jerry Goldsmith's score to Hoosiers and Ennio Morricone's score for The Mission. In his review of the score for Hoosiers...
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  • saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979. AllMusic...
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  • Dexter Gordon, recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in 1976. The album's title refers to Gordon's return to the United States after a long...
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  • Garnov – French horn (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) Bent Larsen – alto saxophone, bass flute (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) Erwin Jacobsen – English horn, oboe (tracks 1,...
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  • Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967. It was released on the Black Lion label as The Montmartre Collection Vol...
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  • The Chase! is a live album by the saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label. In a review...
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  • have been largely forgotten in the U.S. during his long residence in Europe, he was playing in prime form during the period and made occasional trips...
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  • playing tunes arranged by trombone player Slide Hampton. The album marked Gordon's return to the United States after a long residency in Europe. The Bay...
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  • The Tower of Power! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. Lindsay Planer of AllMusic...
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  • Setting the Pace is an album by saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Booker Ervin recorded in Munich in 1965 and released on the Prestige label. The Allmusic...
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  • 1983) Tommy Flanagan – Confirmation (Enja, 1976) Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955) Al Haig – Un Poco Loco (Spotlite, 1999) John Lewis...
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  • recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stating "The title of this Blue Note set...
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