The Complete Columbia Albums Collection

by Dexter Gordon

Overview

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. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2022
Label:	Music On Cd
UPC:	8718627235225
Rank:	38264

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dexter Gordon   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Clifford Hardie   Trombone
Errol Crusher   Percussion
Geoff Perkins   Trombone
David Eubanks   Bass
Steve Khan   Guitar
Bobby Hutcherson   Vibraphone
Kirk Lightsey   Piano
Chris Parker   Drums
Cornell Dupree   Guitar
Jimmy Heath   Sax (Tenor)
Gordon Johnson   Bass
Frank Wess   Flute,Piccolo,Sax (Alto)
Rufus Reid   Bass
Maynard Ferguson   Trumpet
Mike Mainieri   Vibraphone
Arthur Blythe   Sax (Alto)
George Duke   Piano
George Cables   Piano
Woody Shaw   Soloist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Willie Bobo   Percussion
Cedar Walton   Piano
Stan Getz   Sax (Tenor)
Curtis Fuller   Trombone
Eddie Gladden   Drums
Eddie Jefferson   Vocals
Stafford James   Bass
George Benson   Guitar
Johnny Griffin   Sax (Tenor)
Hubert Laws   Flute
Louis Hayes   Drums
Leon Pendarvis   Piano
Wayne Andre   Trombone
Percy Heath   Bass
Howard Johnson   Tuba,Sax (Baritone)
Ronnie Mathews   Piano
David Horler   Trombone
Slide Hampton   Trombone
Tony Williams   Drums
Benny Bailey   Soloist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Billy Brooks   Drums
Victor Lewis   Drums
Art Blakey   Drums
Bob Babbitt   Bass (Electric)

Technical Credits

Woody Shaw III   Design,Art Direction,Project Director
William Wittman   Remixing,Engineer
Seth Rothstein   Project Director
Eliscu   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Michael Panico   Archival Assistant
Tom Tierney   Archival Assistant
Edward O'Dowd   Design,Art Direction
Donna Kloepfer   Mastering Coordination
Ronald G. Harris   Photography
Ed Lee   Design
Stanley Tonkel   Engineer
Allan Tucker   Assistant Engineer
Bert DeCoteaux   Producer
Sonny Stitt   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Ken Robertson   Editing,Tape Operator
Joe Jorgensen   Mixing,Engineer
Jimmy Heath   Arranger,Composer
Matt Kelly   Tape Vault Research
Michael Cuscuna   Producer,Liner Notes
Randy Weston   Composer
E. Jefferson   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Danny Kadar   Remixing
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Tom Arrison   Engineer
George Cables   Composer
Robert Palmer   Original Liner Notes
Woody Shaw   Composer
Maria Triana   Mastering
Mike Kull   Tape Vault Research
Jerry Smith   Engineer,Remixing
Mike Berniker   Producer
Che Williams   Archival Assistant
Donald Byrd   Composer
Don Puluse   Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Edward Redding   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Doug Epstein   Engineer
Dexter Gordon   Composer,Introduction
M. Sherwin   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
David Richards   Engineer
Maxine Gordon   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Leon Pendarvis   Arranger
Ronnie Mathews   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Mark Wilder   Remixing,Mastering
Jim Fishel   Producer
Slide Hampton   Arranger
Paul Francis Webster   Composer
Clifford Brown   Composer
Eric Maschwitz   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Russ Payne   Engineer
Jay Chattaway   Producer
David Raksin   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Bruce Lundvall   Executive Producer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Malcolm Addey   Engineer,Remixing
Herman Hupfeld   Composer