Our Man In Paris (Remaster) (CD)

Los Angeles-born Dexter Gordon, the premier tenor saxophone player of the bop era, began his career with Lionel Hampton and the legendary Billy Eckstine band in the 1940s. After a decade blighted by drug problems, he made a comeback in the '60s with a series of classic albums on Blue Note. The latter part of his career, including a film role in ROUND MIDNIGHT, sealed his reputation as one of the jazz's greatest ballad players. He passed away in 1990, leaving a wealth of gorgeous music behind him.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Tenor Sax
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• Release Date: August 5, 2003
• Label: Blue Note Records (USA)
• UPC: 724358091427
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105780749
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #4692 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #197 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #10 in Tenor Sax (See Top 100 Tenor Sax Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Bud Powell (piano); Pierre Michelot (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums).



Recorded at CBS Studios, Paris, France on May 23, 1963. Originally released on Blue Note (4146). Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff and Bob Blumenthal.

One of the most successful of Blue Note's 'blue' period and an album that remains his finest work. Although his tenor sax occasionally grates, this is a brilliant example of late bebop. Supported by Bud Powell (piano), Kenny Clarke (drums) and Pierre Michelot (bass), the simple quartet sound coolly in control. 'Willow Weep For Me' is played with great beauty and 'A Night in Tunisia' is yet another well-crafted version. The wonderful bonus of 'Our Love Is Here To Stay' and 'Like Someone In Love' (from Powell's Alternate Takes) on the CD reissue puts this album in the first division.

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