Dexter Gordon

• THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION

• LIMITED EDITION

• DELUXE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL

• INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

Considered one of the very fi rst bebop tenor saxophonists, Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) began playing clarinet at the tender age of seven. By the time he was fifteen he had already played in bands with Chico Hamilton and Buddy Collette! He formed part of the Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong orchestras in the early forties, and joined the Billy Eckstine band and recorded with Charlie Parker in 1945. Gordon possessed a very distinctive and profound sound. Blows Hot and Cool is Gordon’s only existing recording with pianist Carl Perkins.

PERSONNEL:

• DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax
• CARL PERKINS, piano
• LEROY VINNEGAR, bass
• CHUCK THOMPSON, drums
• JIMMY ROBINSON, trumpet (on A1, A3 & B1 only)

Hollywood, California, November 11 & 12, 1955.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax; DOLO COKER, piano;
• CHARLES GREEN, bass; LAWRENCE MARABLE, drums
• [Martin Banks (tp) & Richard Boone (tb) on A6 only].
• Los Angeles, October 13, 1960.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01 SILVER PLATED
• 02 CRY ME A RIVER
• 03 RHYTHM MAD
• 04 DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME
• 05 I HEAR MUSIC
• 06 DOLO (*)

• SIDE B
• 01 BONNA RUE
• 02 I SHOULD CARE
• 03 BLOWIN’ FOR DOOTSIE
• 04 TENDERLY
• 05 JODI (*)