Name: Bouncin' With Dex
Brand: Dexter Gordon

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G1060

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-08-18

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Black LP

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Dexter Gordon

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Jazz

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SteepleChase

Dexter Gordon was a renowned tenor saxophonist during the bebop era. Born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, he drew inspiration from influential tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s such as Lester Young, Herschel Evans, and Illinois Jacquet. With his distinctive sound and improvisational skills, Gordon made a significant impact on jazz music.

Throughout his career, Dexter Gordon collaborated with numerous talented musicians including Oliver Nelson, Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Jackie McLean, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Joe Henderson, Clifford Brown and many more.

Gordon's legacy lives on through his timeless recordings and contributions to the jazz genre. His unique style continues to inspire aspiring musicians around the world.

SteepleChase is a Danish jazz label that was founded in 1972 by jazz enthusiast Nils Winther. The label started out recording artists live at the famous jazzclub Montmartre in Copenhagen. During the early 70's, SteepleChase became a haven for US jazz artists who had relocated to Europe due to decreased interest in their music back home. Renowned musicians such as Ben Webster, Chet Baker, Paul Bley, Kenny Drew, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Shirley Horn, Thad Jones, Duke Jordan, Jackie McLean, Horace Parlan, Archie Shepp and Doug and Jimmy Raney frequented Montmartre and SteepleChase. Nils Winther played a pivotal role in recording and producing most of the label's releases.

180g audiophile reissue of saxophonist Dexter Gordon's 1976 SteepleChase LP 'Bouncin' With Dex' with an excellent group that includes pianist Tete Montoliu, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and drummer Billy Higgins.It is safe to say that the latter half of Dexter Gordon's European years (1961-1976) found him most inspired and productive. This album recorded in a Copenhagen studio in September of 1975 precedes to Gordon's most publicised homecoming to the States. With his favourite rhythm section of Montoliu, NHOP and Billy Higgins Dexter is in his pinnacle. It is also noteworthy to know that this is the only studio recording Dexter Gordon and the formidable Catalonian pianist made together. "... Today, more than 30 years after he made his first dates for Savoy, he is playing better than ever... From the opener, Billie's Bounce, the record settles into a beautiful groove and the interest never lets up..." - Mike Hennessey, Jazz Journal International "Almost all Nils Winther's Danish SteepleChase label releases have been better than the CBS albums, and this is certainly no exception." - Michigan State News- Dexter Gordon: tenor saxophone Tete Montoliu: piano Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen: bass Billy Higgins: drums

Bouncin' With Dex

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