Dexter Gordon

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Thanks, Gear. Great stuff. I've been listening to a fair amount of Dexter this summer, rediscovering him.

"I'll have what the gentleman on the floor is having."

Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 29 July 2006 22:17 (seventeen years ago) link

That was awesome. Thx, gear. Love me some Dex Gordon.

Eff to tha dub (Francis Watlington), Sunday, 30 July 2006 03:30 (seventeen years ago) link

thanks!

I was lucky enough to catch Dexter in concert on his triumphant US comeback tour, must have been fall 77 or winter 78. When the audience applauded, he'd hold up his saxophone like "don't give me the credit, this guy does all the work!"Opening act was Johnny Griffin, who also jammed w/Dex on the encore. Jazz 101, A+.

m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 30 July 2006 10:45 (seventeen years ago) link

five months pass...
Oh, man. Listening to the "Ballads" comp right now drunk and in a heartbroken mood and ... who knows me better than Bill Evans right now -- our man Dexter. Title notwithstanding " Guess I'll Hang My Tear Out To Dry" just took me and whipped me inside out. Thank you for having been here, Mr. Gordon.

Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Saturday, 20 January 2007 11:58 (seventeen years ago) link

errr... "....Tears..."

Jay Vee's Return (Manon_69), Saturday, 20 January 2007 12:01 (seventeen years ago) link

seventeen years pass...

Lots of really interesting memoir and essays here from Kirk Lightsey, who was Dexter Gordon's piano player for 5 years:
https://www.coming-and-going.com/blog

Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:32 (one month ago) link


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