Album US 1995 on Monad Records label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop)
Credits in booklet have both parts of "Body & Soul" as one track and don't list "Softly", incorrectly leaving the tracklist at 5 tracks. The full title of track 5 as published is "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise." ------- Notes from album: Dexter Gordon is no stranger to Jazz fans around the globe. His strong, clear tone personified the tenor saxophone for decades, and although the man is no longer with us, the melody lingers on. This particular recording has found the right home at Monad Classic Series, for truly it is that... a classic. Recorded in November 1976 at the world famous Jazz Workshop in Chicago this package spotlights Dexter at his best. Teamed up with the sensitive lyrical trumpet of Joe Newman the maestro swings, thrills and soothes from the opening "Tangerine", a romping rendition, sharing solos with the entire entourage, through an incomparable version of "Body and Soul", a mood changing "Ode to Billie Jo" featuring the sexy trumpet of Newman, the ensemble of "Softly", a tear-jerking "Shadow" and a gutsy swinging extended version of "Walkin'", this recording highlights the versatility of a true Jazz Master. Another Classic from MONAD RECORDS — BUDDY SCOTT
Dexter Gordon ts, 1923-1990 US tenor saxophone, album by | |
Joe Newman tr, 1922-1992 US trumpet, album by | |
Eddie De Haas b, bass | |
Wilbur Campbell dr, 1926-1999 US drums | |
Jodie Christian p, 1932-2012 US piano |
Digital Perspectives artwork, graphic design |
Lou Holtzman engineer |
Dwight Carson executive-producer |
Sadig executive-producer, mastered by |
Buddy Scott liner notes, mastered by, producer |
Alonzo King producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Tangerine | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger | 13:35 |
2 | Ode To Billie Jo | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Bobbie Gentry | 5:31 |
3 | Body & Soul (Part One) | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour | 4:45 |
4 | Body & Soul (Part Two) | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour | 4:14 |
5 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg | 7:38 |
6 | The Shadow Of Your Smile | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster | 5:01 |
7 | Walkin' | Dexter Gordon Featuring Joe Newman | Richard Carpenter | 16:45 |