• 2 ALBUMS ON 1 CD

This edition includes Dexter Gordons only two LPs as a leader in the 1950s decade! While it is true that the saxophonist was undergoing a difficult personal battle with heroine at the time, one would never know it when listening to these two outstanding 1955 dates originally issued on the Bethlehem and Dootone labels respectively.

The first session features the saxophonist in a quartet with Kenny Drew, Leroy Vinnegar and Lawrence Marable while the second date boasts a lineup of Carl Perkins, Leroy Vinnegar and Chuck Thompson. The release also includes two bonus tracks of the latter group joined by trumpeter Jimmy Robinson.

A must have for any fan of the extraordinary tenor.

PERSONNEL:

Dexter Gordon - (tenor sax),
Kenny Drew - (piano),
Leroy Vinnegar - (bass),
Lawrence Marable - (drums),
Carl Perkins - (piano),
Chuck Thompson - (drums),
Jimmy Robinson  -(trumpet)

Recorded in Hollywood, November 11-12, 1955

TRACKS:

01. Daddy Plays The Horn
02. Confirmation
03. Darn That Dream
04. Number Four
05. Autumn In New York
06. You Can Depend On Me
07. Cry Me A River
08. Don’t Worry About Me
09. I Hear Music
10. I Should Care
11. Blowin’ For Dootsie
12. Tenderly
13. Rhythm Mad (*)
14. Bonna Rue (*)

(*) BONUS TRACKS