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Dexter Gordon
Sophisticated Giant
Album US 1977 on Columbia label
Jazz (Post-Bop)
Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on June 21 & 22, 1977. Ⓟ Ⓒ 1977 CBS, Inc.
Musicians
 | Dexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, album by, composed by |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US alto saxophone, flute, flute, piccolo |
 | Slide Hampton tb, *1932 US arranged by, trombone |
 | Rufus Reid b, *1944 US bass |
 | Victor Lewis dr, *1950 US drums |
 | George Cables p, *1944 US piano |
 | Wayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US trombone, lead |
 | Benny Bailey tr, 1925-2005 US flugelhorn, trumpet, lead, soloist, trumpet |
 | Woody Shaw tr, fh, 1944-1989 US trumpet, flugelhorn, soloist, trumpet, composed by |
 | Howard Johnson tu, bs, tuba, baritone saxophone |
 | Bobby Hutcherson vib, mar, *1941 US vibraphone, vibes |
Producers
| Thomas B. Allen artwork, original cover painting |
| John Berg cover, design |
| William Wittman engineer |
| Tommy Roberts engineer, assistant |
| Maxine Gregg executive-producer |
| Ira Gitler liner notes |
| Debra Parkinson mastered by |
| Art Maillet photography by, liner |
| Michael Cuscuna producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Laura | Dexter Gordon | David Raksin | 7:38 |
| 2 | | The Moontrane | Dexter Gordon | Woody Shaw | 6:35 |
| 3 | | Red Top | Dexter Gordon | Ben Kynard, Lionel Hampton | 9:55 |
| 4 | | Fried Bananas | Dexter Gordon | Dexter Gordon | 7:52 |
| 5 | | You're Blasé | Dexter Gordon | Bruce Sievier, Ord Hamilton | 9:50 |
| 6 | | How Insensitive | Dexter Gordon | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes | 4:55 |
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