A night in tunisia but for others this may be their first introduction. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Dexter gordon is often cited as a major influence on john coltrane. Gordon, in turn, went on to be a major inspiration to the next generation.
There is no greater love dexter gordon, jones, isham. A night in tunisia is a musical composition written by dizzy gillespie around 194142, while gillespie was playing with the benny carter band. I suppose any dexter fan will have favourite recordings from different parts of his career and also ideas in their heads regarding what they like the best. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
Dexter gordon a night in tunisia from his our man in paris album blue note 1963 dexter gordon tenor sax bud powell piano pierre. In case you are trying to know how to get a night in tunisia ebooks, you have to go thorough research on wellliked search engines with all the key phrases download mary higgins clark pdf ebooks in order for you to only get pdf formatted books to download which are safer and virusfree you will discover an array of websites catering to your. Provided to youtube by universal music group a night in tunisia remastered dexter gordon our man in paris. Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. Dexter gordon tenor saxophone bud powell piano pierre michelot bass kenny clarke drums. I dont know if people are still interested in this topic of dexter gordons setup, but. From 4 people the shadow of your smile dexter gordon. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. A night in tunisia is a colorful tune written by arguably jazz musics most colorful characterdizzy gillespie.
Dexter gordon s both sides of midnight was recorded in the summer of 1967, but released in 1988, with the title taking branding advantage of gordon s role in the fulllength feature film round midnight. The albums title refers to where the recording was made, gordon who had moved to copenhagen a year earlier teaming up with fellow expatriates bud powell and kenny clarke, both parisian residents, and native parisian pierre michelot. Dexter gordon tenor sax kenny drew piano gilbert bibi rovere bass art taylor drums second balcony jump youve changed. See more ideas about dexter gordon, jazz musicians and dexter. Jazz folklore has it that dizzy gillespie penned a night in tunisia, also known as night in tunisia, on the bottom of a garbage can, with art blakey present. Mar 01, 2007 dexter walks off the street, into the pub, gives his coat and hat to the bartender, walks on the set, gets his unpacked saxophone from under the piano and introduces the next tune. A night in tunisia by dexter gordon on amazon music. Oct, 2012 7 videos play all dexter gordon our man in paris johnny mac dizzy gillespie, arturo sandoval, night in tunisia duration. This is one of these amazing clips found in the archives of the dutch broadcasting company and indeed brought out on tv a few years ago. Dexter gordon setup the dexter gordon quintet archive. Not that he is aiming at the same transcendent themes as coltrane but rather that his musical understanding is a spur to playing sax in a more open and. Jazz compositions in d minor songs with lyrics by raymond leveen.
In his last year of high school, he received a call from alto saxophonist marshall royal asking him to join the lionel hampton big band. Blue bossa jazz classics for young bands, jazz ensemble big. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. Our man in paris is a 1963 jazz album by saxophonist dexter gordon. Although tenorsaxophonist dexter gordon who is only actually on five of the 11 songs was past his prime, his realistic acting gained him a nomination for an oscar. Dexter gordonblow mr dexter performed by steve bone. Gillespie called the tune interlude and said some genius decided to call it night in tunisia. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals night in tunisia.
A night in tunisia the very best of by dexter gordon on spotify. Dexter gordon im a fool to want you youtube cooljazz, cooljazzeasy. A night in tunisia remastered, a song by dexter gordon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Two days earlier he and this same quartet recorded his classic album go the band included pianist sonny clark, bassist butch warren, and drummer billy higgins. This led to dexters first recording, with the hampton band, on december 21, 1941. Tokyo 1975 vinyl muziek downloaden, albumhoezen, musica. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Jul 14, 2014 dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist.
Dexter gordons both sides of midnight was recorded in the summer of 1967, but released in 1988, with the title taking branding advantage of gordons role in the fulllength feature film round midnight. Actually, dexter had his conn stolen in a paris airport, i believe in 1961. Dexter gordon, jazz tenor sax cooljazz, jazzclub, miles davis, beroemde kunstenaars. A night in tunisia the very best of, an album by dexter gordon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Check out a night in tunisia by dexter gordon on amazon music. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Dexter gordon blue bossa transcription dexter gordon a night in tunisia sheetmusictradecom. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. A night in tunisia remastered, a song by dexter gordon on.
He was the first to take charlie parkers alto sax bebop breakthroughs and understand how to develop them for tenor. The swiss nights recordings of dexter gordon quartet steeplechaseare hard to come by in norwegian stores, so buying vol. Dexter gordon a night in tunisia from his our man in paris album blue note 1963 dexter gordon tenor sax bud powell piano pierre michelot bass kenny clarke drums. Gordon was initially inspired by lester young, but his intense playing and rich sound reflect the influence of herschel evans and illinois jacquet, bigtoned tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s. Listen to this mans power, tone and of course original ideas. Mar 19, 2012 legendary tenor saxophonist dexter gordon was a focal point of the bebop and hard bop revolutions. Legendary tenor saxophonist dexter gordon was a focal point of the bebop and hard bop revolutions.
Dexter walks off the street, into the pub, gives his coat and hat to the bartender, walks on the set, gets his unpacked saxophone from under the piano and introduces the next tune. Later in his career, he achieved the status of an american icon with his lead role in bernard taverniers 1986 film, round midnight, which garnered him an academy award nomination. Dexter gordon night in tunisia holland, 1964 youtube. Manifest by gang starr sampled charlie parker and miles daviss a night in tunisia. A night in tunisia is a musical composition written by dizzy gillespie around 194142, while. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Dexter gordon was on a roll in 1962 when he recorded a swingin affair. Ella fitzgerald stan getz dexter gordon with bud powell, our man in paris 1963. Dexter gordonall about jazzmusic downloadlp vinylbookletalbum coversboy bandstokyocool things to buy. It will be beneficial for you and your students to find as many recordings as possible to use for reference.
Dexter gordon tenor sax george gruntz piano guy pedersen bass daniel humair drums lady bird body and soul. Dexter gordon the best of dexter gordon 1988, cd discogs. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Round midnight original motion picture soundtrack dexter. Jazz icons dexter gordon live in 63 and 64 livedvd. I concede that the only logical way for the op or other player wanting to recreate the conditions would be to get their mitts on as much of the gear as possible. Rehearsal strategies a night in tunisia by reginald thomas. Gordon wrote two of the sets six tunes, the first of which, the afrocubanflavored soy califa, is a burner. Used to love playing it when i was in a jazz band earlier in college.
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