DEXTER GORDON 8211 North Sea Jazz Concert Series 1979 8211 LP 8211 180g White Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition 180g White Vinyl with insert featuring liner notes. Only 1250 copies pressed in this edition. First time ever release on vinyl! Dexter Gordon (1923 1990) was a giant in every respect. Both his height and his playing exuded authority. He had the power to draw conclusions amid many musical impressions and, carefree of other peoples opinions, said/played things as they were. He was one of the first tenor saxophonists to play modern jazz after the big band style, making him a source of inspiration for many. On July 15, 1979, he joined North Sea Jazz with his accompanying trio consisting of pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Eddie Gladden. On this album you can hear their performances of Its You Or No One and More Than You Know. In addition, the album contains a recording of the tenor battle held later that evening during Flying Home with Hank Jones on piano, Gene Ramsey on bass and Gus Johnson on drums, in addition to Dexter Budd Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb and Buddy Tate sound on sax. After the Ella Fitzgerald album this is the second release of the North Sea Jazz Concert Series presented at the end of last year by Bertus Distribution, in collaboration with NTR, AVROTROS and MOJO. Its a new vinyl series consisting of live recordings of legendary artists through the decades made at the renowned North Sea Jazz Festival. The North Sea Jazz Concert Series will include officially licensed releases that will be released as standard on 180-gram white vinyl in a sleeve of heavy paper and printed on reversed board. The records will be captured in mainly black-and-white artwork by Hans Pol in his signature style of the festival with inspiration from the covers of classic older jazz releases from the Blue Note label, for example. The liner notes are written by journalist and jazz expert Jeroen de Valk. For all recordings its a first time ever release on vinyl! Tracklist: SIDE A1. Its You Or No One2. Flying Home SIDE B3. More Than You Know Band Members:SIDE ADexter Gordon (Tenor Saxophone)Kirk Lightsey (Piano)Rufus Reid (Bass)Eddie Gladden (Drums) SIDE BHank Jones (Piano)Gene Ramsey (Bass)Gus Johnson (Drums)Dexter Gordon, Budd Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Buddy Tate (All Saxes)