Dexter Gordon - Takin\\\' Off (with Herbie Hancock)
Album Tracks:
01. Track One 02. Track Two 03. Track Three 04. Track Four 05. Track Five 06. Track Six 07. Track Seven 08. Track Eight 09. Track Nine 10. Track Ten 11. Track Eleven 12. Track Twelve 13. Track Thirteen 14. Track Fourteen
Born: 27 February 1923 Died: 26 April 1990
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Period: `40s, `50s, `60s, `70s, `80s
Biography:
Dexter Gordon had such a colorful and eventful life (with three separate comebacks) that his story would make a great Hollywood movie. The top tenor saxophonist to emerge during the bop era and possessor of his own distinctive sound, Gordon sometimes was long-winded and quoted excessively from other songs, but he created a large body of superior work and could battle nearly anyone successfully at a jam session. His first important gig was with Lionel Hampton (1940-1943) although, due to Illinois Jacquet also being in the sax section, Gordon did not get any solos. In 1943, he did get to stretch out on a recording session with Nat King Cole. Short stints with Lee Young, the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, and Louis Armstrong`s big band preceded his move to New York in December 1944 and becoming part of Billy Eckstine`s Orchestra, trading off with Gene Ammons on Eckstine`s recording of "Blowin` the Blues Away." Gordon recorded with Dizzy Gillespie ("Blue `N` Boogie") and ...
