Daddy Plays the Horn

Daddy Plays the Horn
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1955
Recorded	September 18, 1955
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:39
Label	Bethlehem
Producer	Steve Backer, Ralph Bass
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Duel (1947) Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)

Daddy Plays the Horn is a 1955 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Tom Hull	A−[3]

The Billboard review stated that the album was "not too original, but it swings" and mentioned that Gordon played "some top-flight, Lester Young-inspired tenor here, with a more robust sound than that of the master or most of his other disciples".^[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it three out of four stars, saying "Daddy would be worth the purchase for 'Confirmation' and 'Autumn in New York'... Drew and Vinnegar play exceptionally well, and the CD transfer is generally good."^[2]

1. "Daddy Plays the Horn" (Gordon) (9:11)
2. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) (7:50)
3. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange) (4:21)
4. "Number Four" (Gordon) (4:51)
5. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) (6:30)
6. "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, & Earl Hines) (8:59)

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Lawrence Marable – drums

The album is mentioned several times in the novels The Talisman and Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub.^{[citation needed]}