UPC: 716043001026
Format: CD (8 disc)
Release Date: Jun 12, 2003
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Personnel: Dexter Gordon (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Philip Catherine (guitar); Horace Parlan, Kenny Drew, Tete Montoliu, Benny Harris (piano); Tony Inzalaco, Al Foster, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Alex Riel, Billy Higgins (drums).
Recording information: CI Recording Studios, New York, NY (07/24/1974-11/09/1976); Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark (07/24/1974-11/09/1976); Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark (07/24/1974-11/09/1976).
This mammoth eight-disc box set contains all of the recordings Dexter Gordon cut for Steeplechase Records during the mid-'70s during the last years of his long sojourn in Paris. While his earlier Blue Note sides are often considered his finest, these dates, placing him in the company of brilliant musicians such as Kenny Drew, Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Albert Heath, Billy Higgins, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, and others, unquestionably rival them in quality. In addition to the great catalog Gordon amassed at Steeplechase, he left a ton of alternate takes and unreleased material on the shelf. This set brings together all of it, including 24 never-before-issued performances, making this, along with the Blue Note box set, the definitive Dexter Gordon caught at both his creative peaks. ~ Thom Jurek
Recording information: CI Recording Studios, New York, NY (07/24/1974-11/09/1976); Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark (07/24/1974-11/09/1976); Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark (07/24/1974-11/09/1976).
This mammoth eight-disc box set contains all of the recordings Dexter Gordon cut for Steeplechase Records during the mid-'70s during the last years of his long sojourn in Paris. While his earlier Blue Note sides are often considered his finest, these dates, placing him in the company of brilliant musicians such as Kenny Drew, Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Albert Heath, Billy Higgins, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, and others, unquestionably rival them in quality. In addition to the great catalog Gordon amassed at Steeplechase, he left a ton of alternate takes and unreleased material on the shelf. This set brings together all of it, including 24 never-before-issued performances, making this, along with the Blue Note box set, the definitive Dexter Gordon caught at both his creative peaks. ~ Thom Jurek
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - Some Other Blues
2 - Some Other Blues
3 - Strollin'
4 - Old Folks
5 - Old Folks
6 - Mr. P.C.
7 - Mr. P.C.
8 - Days of Wine and Roses
9 - There Will Never Be Another You
10 - Apartment
11 - Apartment
Disc 2:
1 - Apartment
2 - Candlelight Lady
3 - Candlelight Lady
4 - Candlelight Lady
5 - Antabus
6 - Antabus
7 - Antabus
8 - Strollin'
9 - Wee-Dot
10 - Wee-Dot
11 - Stablemates
12 - Stablemates
Disc 3:
1 - Just Friends
2 - Just Friends
3 - Just Friends
4 - Misty
5 - Misty
6 - Misty
7 - So What
Disc 4:
1 - Stablemates
2 - Stablemates
3 - In a Sentimental Mood
4 - Red Cross
5 - Red Cross
6 - Red Cross
Disc 5:
1 - Freddie Freeloader
2 - Freddie Freeloader
3 - When Sunny Gets Blue
4 - Invitation
5 - Winther's Callin'
6 - Yesterday's Mood
7 - Yesterday's Mood
8 - Yesterday's Mood
9 - Special Introduction by Gordon
10 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Disc 6:
1 - Four
2 - Four
3 - Catalonian Nights
4 - Easy Living
5 - Easy Living
6 - Easy Living
7 - Benji's Bounce
8 - Billie's Bounce
Disc 7:
1 - Nursery Blues
2 - Nursery Blues
3 - Tanya
4 - Born to Be Blue
5 - Born to Be Blue
6 - Good Bait
7 - Lullaby for a Monster
8 - Lullaby for a Monster
9 - On Green Dolphin Street
10 - A la Modal
Disc 8:
1 - Skylark
2 - Skylark
3 - Skylark
4 - Blue Bossa
5 - Apple Jump
6 - Georgia on My Mind
7 - I'll Remember April
8 - I'll Remember April
1 - Some Other Blues
2 - Some Other Blues
3 - Strollin'
4 - Old Folks
5 - Old Folks
6 - Mr. P.C.
7 - Mr. P.C.
8 - Days of Wine and Roses
9 - There Will Never Be Another You
10 - Apartment
11 - Apartment
Disc 2:
1 - Apartment
2 - Candlelight Lady
3 - Candlelight Lady
4 - Candlelight Lady
5 - Antabus
6 - Antabus
7 - Antabus
8 - Strollin'
9 - Wee-Dot
10 - Wee-Dot
11 - Stablemates
12 - Stablemates
Disc 3:
1 - Just Friends
2 - Just Friends
3 - Just Friends
4 - Misty
5 - Misty
6 - Misty
7 - So What
Disc 4:
1 - Stablemates
2 - Stablemates
3 - In a Sentimental Mood
4 - Red Cross
5 - Red Cross
6 - Red Cross
Disc 5:
1 - Freddie Freeloader
2 - Freddie Freeloader
3 - When Sunny Gets Blue
4 - Invitation
5 - Winther's Callin'
6 - Yesterday's Mood
7 - Yesterday's Mood
8 - Yesterday's Mood
9 - Special Introduction by Gordon
10 - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Disc 6:
1 - Four
2 - Four
3 - Catalonian Nights
4 - Easy Living
5 - Easy Living
6 - Easy Living
7 - Benji's Bounce
8 - Billie's Bounce
Disc 7:
1 - Nursery Blues
2 - Nursery Blues
3 - Tanya
4 - Born to Be Blue
5 - Born to Be Blue
6 - Good Bait
7 - Lullaby for a Monster
8 - Lullaby for a Monster
9 - On Green Dolphin Street
10 - A la Modal
Disc 8:
1 - Skylark
2 - Skylark
3 - Skylark
4 - Blue Bossa
5 - Apple Jump
6 - Georgia on My Mind
7 - I'll Remember April
8 - I'll Remember April