Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon takes his Quartet to North Sea Jazz (1979)

July 15, 1979 - Dexter Gordon Quartet - that is Dexter Gordon (ts), Eddie Gladden (perc), Rufus Reid (b) and Kirk Lightsey (p) - plays at "North Sea Jazz Festival"...

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Dexter Gordon plays at Montreux Jazz Festival (1970)

June 18, 1970 - Dexter Gordon (ts), Junior Mance (p), Martin Rivera (b) and Oliver Jackson (d) will share the stage at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland

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Dexter Gordon records for Blue Note ‘Our Man in Paris’ with Bud Powell et al (1963)

Dexter Gordon's 'Our Man in Paris' is an album recorded on May 23, 1963 in Paris, with Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke and Pierre Michelot and released the same year by...

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Dexter Gordon records ‘Dexter Calling…’ with Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1961)

Dexter Gordon's 'Dexter Calling...' is an album recorded on May 9, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.Soul Sister (Dexter Gordon) - 07:45 ....

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Dexter Gordon records ‘Doin’ Allright’ with Freddie Hubbard, Horace Parlan et al for Blue Note (1961)

Dexter Gordon's 'Doin' Allright' is an album recorded on May 6, 1961 and released the same year by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.I Was Doing All Right (George Gershwin,...

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We remember Dexter Gordon. ‘The True Dexter’

This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Laura 2 . Body And Soul (1982) 3 . Tanya 4 ....

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On TV today, Oscar Peterson meets Dexter Gordon (1969)

October 30, 1969 - Oscar Peterson (p), Sam Jones (b), Bobby Durham (d) and Dexter Gordon (ts) will tape a TV show at "Jazz in Studio 1" in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Dexter Gordon records ‘Go!’ his tenth album for Blue Note (1962)

Dexter Gordon's 'Go!' is his tenth studio album recorded on August 27, 1962 and released the same year by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Cheese Cake (Dexter Gordon) - 06:33 ....

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On Dutch TV today, Dexter Gordon and his trio (1964)

July 29, 1964 - if in Holland, do not miss on AVRO, Dexter Gordon with pianist George Gruntz, bassist Guy Pedersen and drummer Daniel Humair taped live at the Poortwal...

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This week In Jazz Legends 25/52

Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver, The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman, Chris Barber, Joe Williams, Eddie Harris, Dave Holland, Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, John Surman, Miles Davis, The Great Quartet

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This week In Jazz Legends 19/52

Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Arturo Sandoval, Branford Marsalis, Dexter Gordon, Thelonious Monk, Joshua Redman, Sonny Rollins, Mal Waldron, Woody Shaw , Pharoah Sanders, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Andy Sheppard, Keith...

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This week In Jazz Legends 18/52

Miles Davis, Gill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Hank Jones, Joe Lovano, Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval, Elvin Jones, Joshua Redman, Herbie Hancock,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 17/52

John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 35/52

Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean-Luc Ponty,...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 15 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Tom Waits, The Yardbirds, Missy Elliott, Bobby Hutcherson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jimmy Smith We Celebrate Joe Satriani, Millie Jackson, Ian Curtis, Linda Ronstadt...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jimi Hendrix, Beck, Fleetwood Mac, Nick Cave, Rod Stewart, Van Halen, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Joe Walsh, Tony Bennett, Kanye West, Bill Frisell, Roland...

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Blue Note publish Herbie Hancock’s debut album : ‘Takin’ Off’ featuring ‘Watermelon Man’ (1962)

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Me:nu Du Jour May 23 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Roxy Music, Eminem, The Who, Dr. Feelgood, Rory Gallagher, Lady Gaga, Peter Gabriel, George Benson, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson We Celebrate Jewel,...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 9 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Grace Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker We Celebrate Billy Joel, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Tania...

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Me:nu Du Jour May 6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Ben Harper, Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry, Carlos Santana, Ray Charles, The New Pornographers, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Dexter Gordon, Arturo...

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