Taylor recorded his first album,Jazz Advance, in 1956, and by the time that he recordedUnit Structures(the first of two albums for Blue Note) ten years later,
Dexter Gordon 397 votes Dexter Gordon was a tenor saxophone virtuoso who effortlessly blended lyrical expressiveness with a bold, powerful tone. As one of the earliest practitioners of bebop, Gordon played a pivotal role in asserting the saxophone as a commanding lead instrument in th...
New albums from Lakecia Benjamin, Daniel Casimir, Wayne Escoffery and Eliane Elias are among the Editor's Choice recordings reviewed in theSeptember 2024 issue ofJazzwise. Consider subscribing to Jazzwise to read all of the reviews published this month, simply visitmagsubscriptions.comto find the su...
Sixty-three-year-old Dexter Gordon was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of a down-at-heel American jazz musician, Dale Turner, in Bertrand Tavernier’s acclaimed movie, which was loosely based on Gordon’s own experiences with alcohol and substance abuse. Gordon also played teno...
Dexter Gordon 17 votes Also ranks #2 on The Best Jazz Saxophonists in the World Also ranks #5 on The Greatest Saxophonists of All Time Also ranks #5 on The Greatest Jazz Saxophonists of All Time 21 Cannonball Adderley 17 votes 22 Herbie Hancock 13 votes Also ranks #2 on The Best Jazz...
A Chicago native, keyboardist Ramsey Lewis had already released close to 20 albums by the time he picked up on this funky tune written by Billy Page in 1965. It had already been a substantial R&B hit by singer Dobie Gray earlier in the year but Lewis reimagined it for a piano-bass-dr...
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Important albums by the genre’s heavyweights featured his name on the personnel list, including those by Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis,Sonny Stittand Jimmy Smith. This collection only scratches the surface of Blakey’s output – fans of the Messengers will no doubt see some of the...
Dexter Gordon: Go (1962) Freddie Hubbard: Artistry (1962) Don Ellis: Essence (1962) Jimmy Woods: Awakening (1962) George Russell: Stratus Seekers (1962) Oscar Peterson: Night Train (1962) Prince Lasha: The Cry (1962) Sheila Jordan: Portrait (1962) 1963 9/10 Charles Mingus:...