The Complete Columbia Albums Collection [Box Set] [Limited Edition]

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All Music Guide - Campbell
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon had been an expatriate since 1963 when he discovered Europe was where the consistently paying jazz gigs were to be found. In 1976 he returned to the States and began recording for Columbia Records and also embarked on an acting career. Sony Legacy repackaged and re-released six Dexter Gordon albums of that era in their entirety with mini-LP sleeves and original cover art: Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976), Sophisticated Giant (1977), Manhattan Symphonie (1978), Live at Carnegie Hall (1978), and Gotham City (1980). Also included is a bonus disc with tracks recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Havana Jam, and a version of ...
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All Music Guide - Campbell
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon had been an expatriate since 1963 when he discovered Europe was where the consistently paying jazz gigs were to be found. In 1976 he returned to the States and began recording for Columbia Records and also embarked on an acting career. Sony Legacy repackaged and re-released six Dexter Gordon albums of that era in their entirety with mini-LP sleeves and original cover art: Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976), Sophisticated Giant (1977), Manhattan Symphonie (1978), Live at Carnegie Hall (1978), and Gotham City (1980). Also included is a bonus disc with tracks recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Havana Jam, and a version of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" that was released as a single in 1977. While not as celebrated as his Blue Note releases, these Columbia sessions show Gordon hadn't lost his virtuosity and found him playing with a younger generation of jazz musicians such as Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, and George Cables. Lovingly produced by Michael Cuscuna with support from Woody Shaw's son and Gordon's wife, manager and producer Maxine Gordon, who also provided liner notes with Cuscuna, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection affords listeners another opportunity to enjoy this final period of Dexter Gordon's recorded output.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/12/2012
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 886979189126
  • Catalog Number: 791891
  • Sales rank: 39,640

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Gingerbread Boy (13:48)
  2. 2 Little Red's Fantasy (12:47)
  3. 3 Fenja (12:46)
  4. 4 In Case You Haven't Heard (11:14)
  5. 5 Fried Bananas (14:36)
Disc 2
  1. 1 It's You or No One (14:02)
  2. 2 Let's Get Down (13:10)
  3. 3 'Round Midnight (13:10)
  4. 4 Backstairs (12:49)
  5. 5 Body and Soul (13:03)
Disc 3
  1. 1 Laura (7:40)
  2. 2 The Moontrane (6:38)
  3. 3 Red Top (8:53)
  4. 4 Fried Bananas (7:54)
  5. 5 You're Blasé (9:52)
  6. 6 How Insensitive (4:56)
  7. 7 Diggin' In (4:51)
  8. 8 It's Only a Paper Moon (5:08)
Disc 4
  1. 1 As Time Goes By (8:59)
  2. 2 Moment's Notice (8:25)
  3. 3 Tanya (7:26)
  4. 4 I Told You So (6:19)
  5. 5 Body and Soul (12:51)
  6. 6 LTD (6:43)
  7. 7 Ruby, My Dear (8:44)
  8. 8 Secret Love (10:44)
Disc 5
  1. 1 Introduction (1:00)
  2. 2 Secret Love (12:27)
  3. 3 Introduction (0:30)
  4. 4 The End of a Love Affair (14:35)
  5. 5 Introduction (0:53)
  6. 6 More Than You Know (17:01)
  7. 7 Introduction (1:15)
  8. 8 Blues Up and Down (13:03)
  9. 9 Introduction (0:35)
  10. 10 Cheesecake (15:17)
Disc 6
  1. 1 Hi Fly (9:38)
  2. 2 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (7:15)
  3. 3 The Blues Walk (Loose Walk) (8:21)
  4. 4 Gotham City (9:21)
  5. 5 A Conversation with Dexter Gordon: Gotham City/A Nightingale Sang in Berk (5:55)
  6. 6 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (7:06)
  7. 7 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (9:39)
Disc 7
  1. 1 Fried Bananas (13:15)
  2. 2 The Moontrane (9:59)
  3. 3 Red Top (11:27)
  4. 4 Polka Dots and Moonbeams (11:41)
  5. 5 Project S (8:36)
  6. 6 Isn't She Lovely (3:21)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Dexter Gordon Primary Artist, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Benny Bailey Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist
George Benson Guitar
Arthur Blythe Alto Saxophone
George Cables Piano
George Duke Piano
Maynard Ferguson Trumpet
Curtis Fuller Trombone
Stan Getz Tenor Saxophone
Johnny Griffin Tenor Saxophone
Slide Hampton Trombone
Louis Hayes Drums
Jimmy Heath Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Jefferson Vocals
Steve Khan Guitar
Hubert Laws Flute
Kirk Lightsey Piano
Rufus Reid Bass
Woody Shaw Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist
Cedar Walton Piano
Tony Williams Drums
Stafford James Bass
Howard Johnson Tuba, Baritone Saxophone
Victor Lewis Drums
Percy Heath Bass
Wayne Andre Trombone
Bob Babbitt Electric Bass
Art Blakey Drums
Willie Bobo Percussion
Billy Brooks Drums
Cornell Dupree Guitar
David Eubanks Bass
Eddie Gladden Drums
Bobby Hutcherson Vibes
Gordon Johnson Bass
Mike Mainieri Vibes
Ronnie Mathews Piano
Chris Parker Drums
Leon Pendarvis Piano
Frank Wess Flute, Piccolo, Alto Saxophone
Geoff Perkins Trombone
David Horler Trombone
Errol Crusher Percussion
Clifford Hardie Trombone
Technical Credits
Clifford Brown Composer
George Cables Composer
Dexter Gordon Composer, Introduction
Slide Hampton Arranger
Jimmy Heath Arranger, Composer
Woody Shaw Composer
Sonny Stitt Composer
Randy Weston Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Matt Kelly Tape Vault Research
Malcolm Addey Engineer, Remixing
Donald Byrd Composer
Johnny Burke Composer
Jay Chattaway Producer
John Coltrane Composer
Michael Cuscuna Producer, Liner Notes
Doug Epstein Engineer
Sammy Fain Composer
Jim Fishel Producer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Joe Jorgensen Engineer
Ronnie Mathews Composer
Thelonious Monk Composer
Russ Payne Engineer
Leon Pendarvis Arranger
Don Puluse Producer, Engineer, Remixing
David Raksin Composer
James Van Heusen Composer
Paul Francis Webster Composer
Mark Wilder Remixing, Mastering
William Wittman Engineer, Remixing
Stevie Wonder Composer
Bert de Coteaux Producer
Tom Arrison Engineer
Bruce Lundvall Executive Producer
Danny Kadar Remixing
David Richards Engineer
Robert Palmer Original Liner Notes
Edward ODowd Art Direction
Mike Kull Tape Vault Research
Mike Panico Archival Assistant
Maxine Gordon Liner Notes, Executive Producer
Edward Redding Composer
Tom Tierney Archival Assistant
Maria Triana Mastering
Stanley Tonkel Engineer
L. Hampton Composer
Eliscu Composer
Herman Hupfeld Composer
H. Martin Composer
De Moraes Composer
E. Maschwitz Composer
E. Jefferson Composer
S. Stitt Composer
M. Sherwin Composer
Jerry Smith Engineer, Remixing
Mike Berniker Producer
Che Williams Archival Assistant
Woody Shaw III Art Direction
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