Sophisticated Giant

by Dexter Gordon

Overview

This excellent Columbia album was recorded less than a year after Dexter Gordon's well-publicized tour of the United States following a dozen years spent living in Europe. With assistance from such other major players as trumpeters Woody Shaw and Benny Bailey, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson sounds in superlative form on Woody Shaw's "The Moontrane," four standards, and his own "Fried Bananas." In addition to the original program (which features Dexter with an all-star tentet), the 1997 CD reissue adds two 1979 features for vocalese singer Eddie Jefferson ("Diggin' It" and "It's Only a Paper Moon") that were originally released on Gordon's Great Encounters; trumpeter Shaw and trombonist Curtis Fuller co-star with Gordon. An excellent acquisition. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2018
Label:	Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0190758518411
Rank:	85349

Tracks

1. Laura
2. The Moontrane
3. Red Top
4. Fried Bananas
5. You're Blas¿¿
6. How Insensitive

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dexter Gordon   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Howard Johnson   Guest Artist,Tuba,Sax (Baritone)
Rufus Reid   Guest Artist,Bass
Bobby Hutcherson   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Woody Shaw   Guest Artist,Soloist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
George Cables   Guest Artist,Piano
Curtis Fuller   Guest Artist,Trombone
Frank Wess   Guest Artist,Flute,Piccolo,Sax (Alto)
Slide Hampton   Guest Artist,Trombone
Eddie Gladden   Drums
Eddie Jefferson   Vocals
Wayne Andre   Trombone
Benny Bailey   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Victor Lewis   Drums

Technical Credits

Steven Berkowitz   Reissue Series
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bobby Hutcherson   Vibe Master
Ira Gitler   Liner Notes
Billy Rose   Composer
Don Puluse   Engineer,Remixing
Ben Kynard   Composer
Eddie Jefferson   Composer
Dexter Gordon   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Michael Cuscuna   Producer,Liner Notes,Reissue Producer,Original Recording Producer
Ord Hamilton   Composer
Woody Shaw   Composer
Slide Hampton   Arranger
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
David Raksin   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Debra Parkinson   Mastering
Bruce Lundvall   Liner Notes
Bruce Sievier   Composer
William Wittman   Engineer,Remixing
Seth Rothstein   Project Director
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Rene Arsenault   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
Kevin Gore   Reissue Series
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction,Reissue Art Director
Thomas B. Allen   Paintings
Randall Martin   Design,Reissue Design
John Berg   Cover Design
Art Maillet   Photography