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Dexter Gordon Discography
1941 (The age of 18)
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
Karle George, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp) Fried Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ray Perry (as, vln) Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet (ts) Jack McVea (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, vo) Milt Buckner (p) Irving Ashby (g) Vernon Alley (b) George Jenkins (d) Rubel Blakey (vo)
NYC, December 24, 1941
| 70100-A | Just for You | Decca 18265; Coral (G) COPS 7185 |
| 70101-A | Southern Echoes | Decca 18285; Coral (G) COPS 7185 |
| - | Southern Echoes (alt. take) | MCA (F) 510.140 |
| 70102-A | My Wish | Decca 18265; Coral (G) COPS 7185 |
| 70103-A | Nola | Decca 18285; Coral (G) COPS 7185 |
* Lionel Hampton 6 - Extra Takes 1941-1949 (MCA (F) 510.140)
* Lionel Hampton - Just for You c/w My Wish (Decca 18265)
* Lionel Hampton - Southern Echoes c/w Nola (Decca 18285)
1943 (The age of 20)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) possibly Johnny Miller (b) Juicy Owens (d)
Los Angeles, CA, late 1943 or circa July, 1944
| 1892 | I've Found a New Baby | Mercury 8900, 15003; Phoenix LP 5 |
| 1893 | Rosetta | Mercury 8900; Phoenix LP 5 |
| 1894 | Sweet Lorraine | Mercury 15003; Phoenix LP 5 |
| 1895 | I Blowed and Gone | Phoenix LP 5 |
* Dexter Gordon - I've Found a New Baby c/w Rosetta (Mercury 8900; Clef 8900)
* Dexter Gordon - I've Found a New Baby c/w Sweet Lorraine (Mercury 15003)
1944
Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra
Tony DiNardi, Jake Porter, Clint Waters, Leroy White (tp) Allen Durham, George Washington (tb) Emerson Harper, Sahib Shihab (as) Dexter Gordon, Woodrow Keys (ts) Herman Johnson (bars) Horace Henderson (p) unknown (b) Gene Shelton (d) Fletcher Henderson (cond)
Hollywood, CA, April 24, 1944
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | AFRS Jubilee 76 | |
| I Got Rhythm | - | |
| Keep 'Em Swinging | - | |
| Stompin' at the Savoy | - | |
| Bugle Blues | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | - |
Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra
same personnel
Hollywood, CA, May 1, 1944
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | AFRS Jubilee 77 | |
| Jeep Rhythm | - | |
| Rose Room | - | |
| Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie | - | |
| One O'Clock Jump (theme) | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
NYC, May 19 & 20, 1944
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Blue Ace BA 3603 | |
| I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City | AFRS One Night Stand 240 | |
| Besame Mucho | - | |
| A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody | - | |
| Swanee River | - | |
| Baby Don't You Cry | - | |
| Don't Sweetheart Me | - | |
| Easy as You Go | AFRS One Night Stand 253 | |
| Blues in the Night | - | |
| I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night | - | |
| I'll Be Around | - | |
| Keep on Jumpin' | - |
* Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (AFRS One Night Stand 240)
* Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (AFRS One Night Stand 253)
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
same personnel
NYC, May 23, 1944
| unknown titles | AFRS One Night Stand 267 |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
omit Ross
South Gate, May 26, 1944
| No Love, No Nothin' | Swing House (E) SWH 44 | |
| Is My Baby Blue Tonight? | - | |
| Blues in the Night | - | |
| Keep on Jumpin' | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
add Jimmy Ross (vo)
Stockton, CA, June 7, 1944
| King Porter Stomp | AFRS Spotlight Bands 382 | |
| It's Love Love Love | - | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | - | |
| When It's Sleepy Time Down South | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Dorothy Dandridge (vo -4)
Los Angeles, CA, August 9, 1944
| 1. | Groovin' | MCA Decca 3063 72 |
| 2. | Baby | - |
| 3. | Don't You Cry | - |
| 4. | Whatcha Say | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo) replaces Dandridge
Fort Wachuka, August 18, 1944
| Louise | AFRS Spotlight Bands 444 | |
| Going My Way | - | |
| Sweet and Lovely | - | |
| Groovin' | - | |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby | - |
Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb) Tadd Dameron, Jerry Valentine (arr)
NYC, September 5, 1944
| 118-2 | If That's the Way You Feel | DeLuxe 2001; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 119-4 | I Want to Talk About You | DeLuxe 2003; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 120 | Blowing the Blues Away | Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 120-3 | - | DeLuxe 2001; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 121-2 | Opus X | DeLuxe 2002; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 122 | I'll Wait and Pray | DeLuxe 2003; Ember (E) FA 2010; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
| 123 | The Real Thing Happened to Me | DeLuxe 2002; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1015 |
* Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra (Audio Lab AL 1549)
* Billy Eckstine - Blowing the Blues Away (Swingtime (E) ST 1015)
* Billy Eckstine - If That's the Way You Feel c/w Blowing the Blues Away (DeLuxe 2001)
* Billy Eckstine - I Want to Talk About You c/w I'll Wait and Pray (DeLuxe 2003)
* Billy Eckstine - Opus X c/w The Real Thing Happened to Me (DeLuxe 2002)
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
Camp Reynolds, September 12, 1944
| Time Alone Will Tell | AFRS Spotlight Bands 465 | |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby | - | |
| King Porter Stomp | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
omit Middleton, Ross
Philadelphia, PA, September 12, 1944
| Perdido | IAJRC 21 | |
| Brother Bill | - | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | - | |
| Groovin' | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
add Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
NYC, September 21, 1944
| Perdido | Blue Ace BA 3603 | |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby | - |
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
same personnel
Tuskogge Airfield, October 5, 1944
| Theme | Duke (It) D 1021 | |
| Keep on Jumpin' | - | |
| Swingin' on a Star | - | |
| It Had to Be You | - |
1945
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Frank Paparelli (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Murray Shipinski (b) Irv Kluger (d)
NYC, February 9, 1945
| G555 | Blue 'n' Boogie | Guild 1001; Musicraft 485, MVSCD 53; Savoy MG 12020; Prestige PR 24030 |
* Dizzy Gillespie - In the Beginning (Prestige PR 24030)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Shaw 'Nuff (Musicraft MVSCD 53)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Blue 'n' Boogie c/w Groovin' High (Guild 1001)
* Dizzy Gillespie - Blue 'n' Boogie c/w A Handfulla Gimme (Musicraft 485)
Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra
Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, May 2, 1945
| NSC53-1 | Lonesome Lover Blues | National 9015; EmArcy EP 1-6041, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC54-3 | A Cottage for Sale | National 9014; EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 26027, MG 36030; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC55-2 | I Love the Rhythm in a Riff | National 9014; EmArcy MG 36016; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC56 | Last Night | National 9015; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness (Regent MG 6058)
* Billy Eckstine - Mr. B and the Band (Savoy SJL 2214)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 36030)
* Various Artists - The Advance Guard of the '40s (EmArcy MG 36016)
* Billy Eckstine - Blues for Sale (EmArcy MG 26025)
* Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs of Mr. "B" (EmArcy MG 26027)
* Billy Eckstine - Billy's Blues (EmArcy EP 1-6041)
* Billy Eckstine - Mood for Love (EmArcy EP 1-6045)
* Billy Eckstine - Lonesome Lover Blues c/w Last Night (National 9015)
* Billy Eckstine - A Cottage for Sale c/w I Love the Rhythm in a Riff (National 9014)
Ben Webster Nonet
Don Byas, Herbie Fields, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster (ts) Stuff Smith (vln) Duke Ellington (p) unknown (g) Al Lucas (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
NYC, August 20, 1945
| Honeysuckle Rose | Jazz Archives (F) JA 35 |
Sir Charles Thompson and his All Stars
Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Danny Barker (g) Jimmy Butts (b) J.C. Heard (d)
NYC, September 4, 1945
| R1030 | Takin' Off | Apollo 757, LAP 103; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Vogue (F) LD 038, LDAP 769 |
| R1031 | If I Had You | - |
| R1032 | 20th Century Blues | Apollo 759, LAP 103; Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D; Vogue (F) LD 038, LDAP 769 |
| R1033 | The Street Beat | - |
* Sir Charles Thompson - The Fabulous Apollo Sessions (Vogue (F) LDAP 769)
* Sir Charles Thompson and his All Stars (Apollo LAP 103)
* Sir Charles Thompson - Takin' Off c/w If I Had You (Apollo 757; Swing (F) 385)
* Sir Charles Thompson - 20th Century Blues c/w The Street Beat (Apollo 759; Swing (F) 386)
* Sir Charles Thompson and his All Stars (no details) (Vogue (F) LD 038)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Sadik Hakim (p) Gene Ramey (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
NYC, October 30, 1945
| D5841 | Blow Mr. Dexter (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| - | Blow Mr. Dexter | Savoy 576, XP 8023, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| D5842 | Dexter's Deck | - |
| D5843 | Dexter's Cuttin' Out | Savoy 612, XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| D5844 | Dexter's Minor Mad | Savoy 612, MG 9022, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
* Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy MG 12130)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Various Artists - Birth of the Bop, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9022)
* Dexter Gordon - New Trends in Jazz, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8023)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - Blow Mr. Dexter c/w Dexter's Deck (Savoy 576, 914)
* Dexter Gordon - Dexter's Cuttin' Out c/w Dexter's Minor Mad (Savoy 612, 917)
1946
Benny Carter and his Orchestra
Emmett Berry, Joe Newman, Shorty Rogers (tp) Neal Hefti (tp, arr) Al Grey, Alton Moore, Sandy Williams, Trummy Young (tb) Tony Scott (cl, as) Russell Procope (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Willard Brown (as, bars) Don Byas, Dexter Gordon (ts) Sonny White (p) Freddie Green (g) John Simmons (b) J.C. Heard (d) Maxine Sullivan (vo) James Cannady, Frank Comstock (arr)
NYC, January 8, 1946
| 171 | I'm the Caring Kind | DeLuxe 1012; Ember (E) EJS 802; Audio Lab AL 1505; Audio Lab AL 1549; Swingtime (E) ST 1013 |
| 172 | Looking for a Boy | DeLuxe 1009, DEP 281, LP 295-84; Ember (E) EJS 802; Audio Lab AL 1505; Swingtime (E) ST 1013 |
| 173 | Rose Room | DeLuxe 1028, DEP 282, LP 295-84; Ember (E) EJS 802; Audio Lab AL 1505; Swingtime (E) ST 1013 |
* Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra (Audio Lab AL 1549)
* Benny Carter, Vol. 1 - The DeLuxe Recording (Swingtime (E) ST 1013)
* Benny Carter - Some of These Days c/w I'm the Caring Kind (DeLuxe 1012, 3012)
* Benny Carter - Who's Sorry Now? c/w Looking for a Boy (DeLuxe 1009, 3009)
* Benny Carter - Diga Diga Doo c/w Rose Room (DeLuxe 1028, 3028)
* Benny Carter and his Orchestra (no details) (Ember (E) EJS 802; DeLuxe DEP 281, LP 295-84, DEP 282)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 29, 1946
| S5878 | Long Tall Dexter | Savoy 603, MG 9023, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | Long Tall Dexter (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S5879-1 | Dexter Rides Again | Savoy 623, XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| S5880-13 | I Can't Escape from You | Savoy 595, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| S5880-7 | I Can't Escape from You (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S5881 | Dexter Digs In | Savoy 595, 603, MG 9025, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | Dexter Digs In (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| - | Dexter Digs In (alt. take 2) | Savoy Jazz SVY 17027 |
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter (Savoy SJL 2211)
* Dexter Gordon - Settin' the Pace (Savoy Jazz SVY 17027)
* Various Artists - Birth of the Bop, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9023)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Various Artists - Birth of the Bop, Vol. 4 (Savoy MG 9025)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter c/w Dexter Digs In (Savoy 603, 923)
* Charlie Kennedy - I Can't Give You Anything But Love c/w Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Savoy 623)
* Dexter Gordon - I Can't Escape from You c/w Dexter Digs In (Savoy 595)
Numa Lee Davis with Russell Jacquet and his Yellow Jackets
Russell Jacquet (tp) Gus Evans (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Arthur Dennis (bars) Jimmy Bunn (p) Leo Blevins (g) Herman Washington (b) Chico Hamilton (d) Numa Lee Davis (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 1946
| JRC234 | Just a Dream | Jewel ON 2000 |
| JRC235 | Wake Up Old Maid | Jewel ON 2000; Savoy SJL 2242 |
| JRC235-2 | Wake Up Old Maid (take 2) | Savoy SJL 2242 |
| JRC235-5 | Wake Up Old Maid (take 5) | - |
* Numa Lee Davis - Just a Dream c/w Wake Up Old Maid (Jewel ON 2000)
Russell Jacquet and his Yellow Jackets
Russell Jacquet (tp, vo) Gus Evans (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Arthur Dennis (bars) Jimmy Bunn (p) Leo Blevins (g) Herman Washington (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Los Angeles, CA, September 21, 1946
| JRC236-1 | Blues a la Russ | Jewel ON 2001; Savoy SJL 2242 |
| JRC236-5 | Blues a la Russ (take 5) | Savoy SJL 2242 |
| JRC236-7 | Blues a la Russ (take 7) | - |
| JRC237-3 | Side Saddle Blues | Jewel ON 2001 |
* Russell Jacquet - Blues a la Russ c/w Side Saddle Blues (Jewel ON 2001)
1947
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Melba Liston (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Charles Fox (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, June 5, 1947
| D1081-D | Mischievous Lady | Dial 1018; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1081-E | - | Dial LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1082-C | Lullaby in Rhythm | Dial 1038; Phoenix LP 5; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD |
| D1082-F | - | Dial LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
* Nat King Cole Meets the Master Saxes (Phoenix LP 5; Spotlite (E) SPJ 136)
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - Move! (Spotlite (E) SPJ 133)
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)
* Dexter Gordon (Dial LP 204)
* Dexter Gordon - Mischievous Lady c/w Ghost of a Chance (Dial 1018)
* Dexter Gordon - Lullaby in Rhythm c/w Talk of the Town (Dial 1038)
Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, June 12, 1947
| D1083-C | The Chase (nc.) | Dial LP 211; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1083-D | The Chase, Pt. 1 | Dial 1017; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1084-D | The Chase, Pt. 2 | - |
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)
* Various Artists - Mr. Saxophone......? (Dial LP 211)
* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Chase, Pt. 1&2 (Dial 1017)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, June 12, 1947
| D1085-A | Chromatic Aberration | Dial LP 204 |
| D1085-B | - | Dial 1054; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1085-C | Iridescence (Chromatic Aberration) | Spotlite (E) SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1086-A | It's the Talk of the Town, I (On the Town) | Dial LP 210; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1086-B | It's the Talk of the Town, II (Talk of the Town) | Dial 1038; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1087-A | Bikini (Blues Bikini) | Dial 1022, 1054, 759, LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - Move! (Spotlite (E) SPJ 133)
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)
* Dexter Gordon (Dial LP 204)
* Various Artists - Swinging with the Woody Herman Woodchoppers (Dial LP 210)
* Dexter Gordon - Chromatic Aberration c/w Blues Bikini (Dial 1054)
* Dexter Gordon - Lullaby in Rhythm c/w Talk of the Town (Dial 1038)
* Charlie Parker - Stupendous c/w Dexter Gordon - Bikini (Dial 1022)
= Various Artists - Bebop Jazz 1948 (Dial D 2)
* Teddy Edwards - Blues in Teddy's Flat c/w Bikini (Dial 759)
Mary Ann McCall with Ralph Burns Orchestra
Howard McGhee (tp) Willie Smith (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Mary Ann McCall (vo) Ralph Burns (arr, cond)
Los Angeles, CA, June 19, 1947
| HCO2391-1 | Money Is Honey | Columbia 37590; Epic EG 37315; Jazz Circle Basel (Swt) JCB 20 |
| HCO2392-2 | (I Want A) Big Butter and Egg Man | Columbia 38131; Epic EG 37315; Jazz Circle Basel (Swt) JCB 20 |
| HCO2393-1 | On Time | Columbia 37590; Epic EG 37315; Jazz Circle Basel (Swt) JCB 20 |
* Various Artists - McGhee Special (Jazz Circle Basel (Swt) JCB 20)
* Mary Ann McCall - Money Is Honey c/w On Time (Columbia 37590)
* Mary Ann McCall - Big Butter and Egg Man c/w Trouble Is a Man (Columbia 38131)
Benny Carter and his Orchestra
Al Grey (tb) Benny Carter (as, tp) Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson (ts) Sonny White (p) Jimmy Cannady (g) Tom Moultrie (b) Percy Brice (d) Clarke Gilben, Hal Hooper, Jane Hutton, Chuck Lowry (vo) a.o.
Pasadena, CA, middle 1947
| One O'Clock Jump | Spotlite (E) SPJ 148 | |
| Jump Call | - | |
| My Gal Sal | - | |
| Prelude to a Kiss | AFRS Jubilee 246 | |
| Somebody Loves Me | - |
* Benny Carter and his Orchestra (AFRS Jubilee 246)
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) possibly Leroy Gray (b) Ken Kennedy (d)
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP3 | The Hunt, Pt. 1 (Rock' n' Shoals) | Bop 104; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP4 | The Hunt, Pt. 2 (Rock' n' Shoals) | - |
| BOP5 | The Hunt, Pt. 3 (Rock' n' Shoals) | Bop 105; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP6 | The Hunt, Pt. 4 (Rock' n' Shoals) | - |
| BOP7 | The Hunt, Pt. 5 (Rock' n' Shoals) | Bop 101; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP8 | The Hunt, Pt. 6 (Rock' n' Shoals) | - |
| BOP9 | The Hunt, Pt. 7 (Rock' n' Shoals) | Bop 102; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP10 | The Hunt, Pt. 8 (Rock' n' Shoals) | - |
* Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt (Savoy SJL 2222)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9027)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8100)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8115)
* Howard McGhee - The Hunt, Pt. 1 c/w Sonny Criss - The Hunt, Pt. 2 (Bop 104)
* Barney Kessel - The Hunt, Pt. 3 c/w Trummy Young - The Hunt, Pt. 4 (Bop 105)
* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 5 c/w The Hunt, Pt. 6 (Bop 101)
* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 7 c/w The Hunt, Pt. 8 (Bop 102)
The Bopland Boys
same personnel
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP15 | Bopera, Pt. 1 (Disorder at the Border) | Bop 107; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP16 | Bopera, Pt. 2 (Disorder at the Border) | - |
| BOP17 | Bopera, Pt. 3 (Disorder at the Border) | Bop 108; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP18 | Bopera, Pt. 4 (Disorder at the Border) | - |
| BOP19 | Bopera, Pt. 5 (Disorder at the Border) | Bop 109; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP20 | Bopera, Pt. 6 (Disorder at the Border) | - |
| BOP21 | Bopera, Pt. 7 (Disorder at the Border) | Bop 110; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
* Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt (Savoy SJL 2222)
* Trummy Young - Bopera, Pt. 1 c/w Wardell Gray - Bopera, Pt. 2 (Bop 107)
* Howard McGhee - Bopera, Pt. 3 c/w Sonny Criss - Bopera, Pt. 4 (Bop 108)
* Dexter Gordon - Bopera, Pt. 5 c/w Barney Kessel - Bopera, Pt. 6 (Bop 109)
* Hampton Hawes - Bopera, Pt. 7 c/w Wild Bill Moore - Unfinished Bopera (Bop 110)
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP36 | Bopland, Pt. 1 (Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 962, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP37 | Bopland, Pt. 2 (Byas-A-Drink) | - |
| BOP38 | Bopland, Pt. 3 (Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 963, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP39 | Bopland, Pt. 4 (Byas-A-Drink) | - |
| BOP40 | Bopland, Pt. 5 (Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 964, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP41 | Bopland, Pt. 6 (Byas-A-Drink) | - |
| BOP42 | Jeronimo, Pt. 1 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | Bop 111; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP43 | Jeronimo, Pt. 2 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | - |
| BOP44 | Jeronimo, Pt. 3 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | Bop 112; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP45 | Jeronimo, Pt. 4 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | - |
| BOP46 | Jeronimo, Pt. 5 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | Bop 113; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP47 | Jeronimo, Pt. 6 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | - |
| BOP48 | Jeronimo, Pt. 7 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | Bop 114; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP49 | Jeronimo, Pt. 8 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee) | - |
* Various Artists - Jazz Concert West Coast (Regent MG 6049; Savoy MG 12196)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 1 (Savoy MG 9020)
* The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 1&2 (Savoy 962)
* The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 3&4 (Savoy 963)
* The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 5&6 (Savoy 964)
* Trummy Young - Jeronimo, Pt. 1 c/w Barney Kessel - Jeronimo, Pt. 2 (Bop 111)
* Barney Kessel/Sonny Criss - Jeronimo, Pt. 3 c/w Sonny Criss - Jeronimo, Pt. 4 (Bop 112)
* Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo, Pt. 5 c/w Jeronimo, Pt. 6 (Bop 113)
* Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo, Pt. 7 c/w Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - Jeronimo, Pt. 8 (Bop 114)
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP54 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 1 (After Hours Bop) | Bop 115; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP55 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 2 (After Hours Bop) | - |
| BOP56 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 3 (After Hours Bop) | Bop 116; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP57 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 4 (After Hours Bop) | - |
| BOP58 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 5 (After Hours Bop) | Bop 117; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP59 | Bop After Hours, Pt. 6 (After Hours Bop) | - |
* Trummy Young - Bop After Hours, Pt. 1 c/w Barney Kessel - Bop After Hours, Pt. 2 (Bop 115)
* Dexter Gordon - Bop After Hours, Pt. 3 c/w Howard McGhee - Bop After Hours, Pt. 4 (Bop 116)
* Hampton Hawes - Bop After Hours, Pt. 5 c/w Sonny Criss - Bop After Hours, Pt. 6 (Bop 117)
Red Norvo Septet
Ray Linn (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (ts, as) Red Norvo (vib) Dodo Marmarosa (p -2) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Shorty Rogers (arr)
Los Angeles, CA, November 28, 1947
| 1. 2626-5D | I'll Follow You | Capitol 15233, M 11029; Mosaic MQ19-170 |
| 2. 2644-4D | Bop! | - |
* Various Artists - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Mosaic MQ19-170, MD12-170)
* Red Norvo - I'll Follow You c/w Bop! (Capitol 15233)
Jesse Price and his Blues Band
Ray Linn (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Giuffre (ts, as) Red Norvo (p) Barney Kessel (g -1) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Jesse Price (vo) Shorty Rogers (arr)
Los Angeles, CA, November 28, 1947
| 1. 2627-2D | Baby, Let's Be Friends! | Capitol 15138; Mosaic MQ19-170; Capitol CDP 8 52051-2 |
| 2. 2628-1D | My Baby Done Left Me | - |
* Jesse Price - Baby, Let's Be Friends! c/w My Baby Done Left Me (Capitol 15138)
* Jesse Price and his Blues Band (no details) (Capitol CDP 8 52051-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
NYC, December 4, 1947
| D1141-C | Ghost of a Chance | Dial 1042 (alt.), LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1141-E | - | Dial 1018; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1142-A | Sweet and Lovely | Dial LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 133, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1142-D | - | Dial 1042, 1042 (alt.); Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Chase (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130)
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)
* Dexter Gordon (Dial LP 204)
* Dexter Gordon - Ghost of a Chance c/w Sweet and Lovely (Dial 1042 (alt.))
* Dexter Gordon - Mischievous Lady c/w Ghost of a Chance (Dial 1018)
* James Moody - Oh, Well! c/w Dexter Gordon - Sweet and Lovely (Dial 1042)
Dexter Gordon - Teddy Edwards Quintet
Teddy Edwards, Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
NYC, December 4, 1947
| D1143-C | The Duel, Pt. 1 (Horning In, Pt. 1) | Dial 1028 (alt.), LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1143-DD | The Duel, Pt. 1 | Dial 1028; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130, SPJ 130 CD |
| D1144-C | The Duel, Pt. 2 (Horning In, Pt. 2) | Dial 1028 (alt.), LP 204; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD |
| D1144-DF | The Duel, Pt. 2 | Dial 1028; Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD |
* Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)
* Dexter Gordon (Dial LP 204)
* Dexter Gordon/Teddy Edwards - The Duel, Pt. 1&2 (Dial 1028 (alt.))
= Dexter Gordon/Teddy Edwards - Horning In, Pt. 1&2 (Dial 1048)
* Dexter Gordon/Teddy Edwards - The Duel, Pt. 1&2 (Dial 1028)
Dexter Gordon Quintette
Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, December 11, 1947
| S3491-3 | Settin'n the Pace, Pt. 1 | Savoy 913, XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| S3492-3 | Settin'n the Pace, Pt. 2 | - |
| S3493 | So Easy | Savoy 960, XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | So Easy (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3494 | Dexter's Riff | Savoy 960, XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12130, SJL 2211 |
| - | Dexter's Riff (alt. take) | Savoy SJL 2211 |
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter (Savoy SJL 2211)
* Dexter Gordon and his Boys (Savoy MG 9003)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Dexter Gordon - New Trends in Jazz, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8022)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - Settin'n the Pace, Pt. 1&2 (Savoy 913)
* Dexter Gordon - So Easy c/w Dexter's Riff (Savoy 960)
Wynonie Harris
Bob Merrill (tp) Gerald Valentine (tb) Don Stovall (as) Dexter Gordon, William Parker (ts) unknown (p) Rene Hall (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Wynonie Harris (vo)
NYC, December 16, 1947
| K5318 | Snake Hearted Woman Blues | unissued |
| K5319 | Wild Women Blues | - |
| K5320 | Baby, Baby Shame on You | - |
| K5321 | Your Money Don't Mean a Thing (Come Live with Me Baby) | King 4217 |
Leo Parker's All Stars
Joe Newman (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts, as) Leo Parker (bars) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, December 19, 1947
| S3495-1 | Wee Dot | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3495-2 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3495-3 | - | Savoy 950, XP 8060, MG 9009, SJL 2211 |
| S3495-4 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3496 | Solitude | Savoy 929, XP 8060, MG 9024, SJL 2225 |
| S3497-1 | The Lion Roars | Savoy SJL 2211 |
| S3497-2 | - | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3497-3 | The Lion Roars (Lion's Roar) | Savoy XP 8060, MG 9026, SJL 2211 |
| S3497-4 | The Lion Roars | Savoy SJL 2225 |
| S3498 | Mad Lad Boogie | Savoy 929, XP 8060 |
* Various Artists - The Bebop Boys (Savoy SJL 2225)
* Leo Parker's All Stars (Savoy MG 9009)
* Various Artists - Birth of the Bop, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9024)
* Various Artists - Birth of the Bop, Vol. 5 (Savoy MG 9026)
* Leo Parker - Birth of Bop, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8060)
* Leo Parker - Wee Dot c/w Leapin' Leo (Savoy 950)
* Leo Parker - Solitude c/w Mad Lad Boogie (Savoy 929)
Dexter Gordon and his Boys
Fats Navarro (tp -2/4) Dexter Gordon (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Mardigan (d)
NYC, December 22, 1947
| 1. S3511 | Dexter's Mood | Savoy XP 8080, MG 9016, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
| 2. S3512 | Dextrose | Savoy 955, XP 8023, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
| 3. S3513 | Index | Savoy XP 8023, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
| 4. S3514 | Dextivity | Savoy XP 8022, MG 9003, MG 12133, SJL 2211 |
* Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter (Savoy SJL 2211)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sound in Modern Music, Vol. 3 (Savoy MG 9016)
* Dexter Gordon and his Boys (Savoy MG 9003)
* Dexter Gordon - New Sounds in Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8080)
* Dexter Gordon - New Trends in Jazz, Vol. 4 (Savoy XP 8023)
* Dexter Gordon - New Trends in Jazz, Vol. 3 (Savoy XP 8022)
* Dexter Gordon - Dextrose c/w Fats Navarro - Nostalgia (Savoy 955)
1948 (The age of 25)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
December 16, 1948
| One the Town | IAJRC 15 |
1949
Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra
Fats Navarro (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Vidal Balado (cga) Diego Iborra (bgo) Rae Pearl (vo)
NYC, January 18, 1949
| 3391-3E | Sid's Delight | Capitol 57-60006, M 11059, (J) ECJ 50073 |
| 3392-3E | Casbah | - |
* Various Artists - Bebop Professors (Capitol (J) ECJ 50073)
* Tadd Dameron - Sid's Delight c/w Casbah (Capitol 57-60006)
1950
Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Septet
Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Chuck Thompson (d) Damita Jo (vo -3)
"Hula Hut Club", Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1950
| 1. (1231) | Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 1&2 (aka Move) | Prestige 778, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Fantasy OJCCD 051-2 |
| 2. (1232) | Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 3&4 (aka Move) | Prestige 779, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Fantasy OJCCD 051-2 |
| 3. | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Xanadu 200 |
= Wardell Gray Memorial Album (Prestige PR 7343)
* Wardell Gray - Central Avenue (Prestige P 24062)
* The Sonny Criss Memorial Album (Xanadu 200)
* Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2 (Fantasy OJCCD 051-2)
* Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert (Prestige PRLP 128)
* Wardell Gray - Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 778)
* Wardell Gray - Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 3&4 (Prestige 779)
Helen Humes
Vernon Smith (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Freddie Simon (bars -1/4) Maurice Simon (bars -5/8) Ernie Freeman (p -1/4) Ernie Freedman (p -5/8) Red Callender (b) J.C. Heard (d) Helen Humes (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 1950
| 1. D418 | Ain't Gonna Quit You Baby | Savoy SJL 2215 |
| 2. D419-4 | Helen's Advice | Discovery 535; Savoy SJL 2215 |
| 3. D420 | Knockin' Myself Out | Savoy SJL 2215 |
| 4. D421-4 | Airplane Blues | Discovery 535; Savoy SJL 2215 |
| 5. | Ain't Gonna Quit You Baby | Savoy SJL 2215 |
| 6. | Helen's Advice | - |
| 7. | Knockin' Myself Out | - |
| 8. | Airplane Blues | - |
* Helen Humes - Helen's Advice c/w Airplane Blues (Discovery 535)
1952
Helen Humes
unknown (tp) unknown (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Helen Humes (vo)
'Just Jazz Concert', Pasadena, CA, February 2, 1952
| They Raided the Joint | Decca 28113 | |
| Loud Takin' Woman | - | |
| Mean Way of Lovin' | - | |
| I Cried for You | - |
Les Thompson Septet
Conte Candoli (tp -1,3/5) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Les Thompson (hca -3/5) Bobby Tucker (p) Don Bagley (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
'Just Jazz Concert', Pasadena, CA, February 2, 1952
| 1. | The Steeplechase | Decca DL 7025 |
| 2. | The Chase | - |
| 3. | Take the "A" Train | RCA Victor LPM 3102 |
| 4. | Robbins' Nest | - |
| 5. | Stardust | - |
* Les Thompson - Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz (RCA Victor LPM 3102)
Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Wardell Gray (ts -1/4) Dexter Gordon (ts, bars) Gerald Wiggins (p, org, cel) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d) Gladys Bentley (vo)
Hollywood, CA, June 9, 1952
| 1. | The Rubaiyat | Fontana FJL 907 |
| 2. | The Rubaiyat (alt. take) | - |
| 3. | Jungle Jungle Jump | - |
| 4. | Citizen's Bop | - |
| 5. | My Kinda Love | - |
Lowell Fulson Sextet
Dexter Gordon (ts) unknown (bars) unknown (p) Lowell Fulson (g) unknown (b) unknown (d)
Hollywood, CA, June, 1952
| Good Party Shuffle | Swing Time 320 |
1955 (The age of 32)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Hollywood, CA, September 18, 1955
| Daddy Plays the Horn | Bethlehem BCP 36 | |
| Confirmation, Pt. 1&2 | Bethlehem 11026, BCP 36 | |
| Darn That Dream | Bethlehem 11025, BCP 36, BCP 6035 | |
| Number Four | Bethlehem 11025, BCP 36 | |
| Autumn in New York, Pt. 1&2 | Bethlehem 11085, BCP 36 | |
| You Can Depend on Me | Bethlehem BCP 36 |
* Various Artists - Fifteen Star Saxphones (Bethlehem BCP 6035)
* Dexter Gordon - Confirmation, Pt. 1&2 (Bethlehem 11026)
* Dexter Gordon - Number Four c/w Darn That Dream (Bethlehem 11025)
* Dexter Gordon - Autumn in New York, Pt. 1&2 (Bethlehem 11085)
Stan Levey Sextet
Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, September 27 & 28, 1955
| Diggin' for Diz | Bethlehem BCP 37 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Tune Up | - | |
| La Chaloupee | - | |
| Day In, Day Out | - | |
| Stanley the Steamer | - | |
| This Time the Dream's on Me | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Jimmy Robinson (tp -1/6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
November 11 & 12, 1955
| 1. | Cry Me a River | Dootone DLP 207 |
| 2. | Don't Worry 'Bout Me | - |
| 3. | I Hear Music | - |
| 4. | I Should Care | - |
| 5. | Blowin' for Dootsie | - |
| 6. | Tenderly | - |
| 7. | Silver Plated | - |
| 8. | Rhythm Mad | - |
| 9. | Bonna Rue | - |
1960 (The age of 37)
Dexter Gordon Sextet
Martin Banks (tp -1/4,6) Richard Boone (tb -1/4,6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Dolo Coker (p) Charles Green (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 13, 1960
| 1. | Home Run | Jazzland JLP 29, JLP 1001 |
| 2. | Dolo | Jazzland JLP 29 |
| 3. | Lovely Lisa | - |
| 4. | Affair in Havana | - |
| 5. | Jodi | - |
| 6. | Field Day | - |
* Various Artists - The Stars of Jazz 1961 (Jazzland JLP 1001)
1961
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Horace Parlan (p) George Tucker (b) Al Harewood (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 6, 1961
| tk.5 | I Was Doing All Right | Blue Note BLP 4077 |
| tk.10 | I Want More | Blue Note CDP 7 84077-2, (J) TOCJ 5941/44 |
| tk.12 | You've Changed | Blue Note BLP 4077, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.13 | Society Red | Blue Note BLP 4077 |
| tk.20 | It's You or No One | Blue Note BLP 4077, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.18 | For Regulars Only (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 84077-2 |
| tk.21 | For Regulars Only | Blue Note BLP 4077 |
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
* Various Artists - The Other Side Blue Note 4000 Series (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 5941/44)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1961
| tk.4 | Landslide | Blue Note LT 1051, (J) TOCJ 5941/44 |
| tk.8 | Modal Mood | Blue Note 45-1829, BLP 4083, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.13 | Clear the Dex | Blue Note BLP 4083, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.20 | Soul Sister | Blue Note 45-1828, BLP 4083 |
| tk.26 | Smile | Blue Note BLP 4083 |
| tk.28 | Ernie's Tune | Blue Note 45-1829, BLP 4083, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.32 | I Want More | Blue Note BLP 4083 |
| tk.34 | The End of a Love Affair | Blue Note BLP 4083, BN-LA 393-H2 |
* Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling... (Blue Note BLP 4083, CDP 7 46544-2)
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
* Various Artists - The Other Side Blue Note 4000 Series (Blue Note (J) TOCJ 5941/44)
* Dexter Gordon - Ernie's Tune c/w Modal Mood (Blue Note 45-1829)
* Dexter Gordon - Soul Sister, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1828)
1962
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Tommy Turrentine (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Al Lucas (b) Willie Bobo (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 5, 1962
| tk.11 | Serenade in Blue | Blue Note LT 1051 |
| tk.12 | You Said It | - |
| tk.19 | Love Locked Out | - |
| Six Bits Jones | rejected | |
| McSplivens | - | |
| How Now | - |
Pony Poindexter Nonet
Gene Quill, Phil Woods (as) Pony Poindexter (as, ss) Dexter Gordon, Billy Mitchell (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Gildo Machones (p) Bill Yancey (b) Charlie Persip (d) Gene Kee (arr)
NYC, May 10, 1962
| Cattin' Latin | Epic LA 16035 | |
| Pony's Express | - | |
| Artistry in Rhythm | - | |
| Salt Peanuts | - | |
| Struttin' with Some Barbecue | - | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Columbia CL 1893 |
* Various Artists - Jingle Bell Jazz (Columbia CL 1893, CS 8693)
Sonny Stitt Quintet
Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Dexter Gordon (ts) Don Patterson (org) Paul Weedon (g) Billy James (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 14,
1962
| tk.4 | Lady Be Good | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34200-2 |
| tk.6 or 7 | unknown title, No. 1 | rejected |
| tk.10 | There Will Never Be Another You | - |
| tk.11 | unknown title, No. 1 | - |
| tk.12 or 13 | unknown title, No. 2 (Charleston) | - |
| tk.14 | Bye Bye Blackbird | - |
Herbie Hancock Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp, flh) Dexter Gordon (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 28,
1962
| tk.1 | Empty Pockets | Blue Note BLP 4109, BN-LA 399-H2 |
| tk.3 | Empty Pockets (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37643-2 |
| tk.4 | Three Bags Full | Blue Note 45-1862, BLP 4109, BN-LA 399-H2 |
| tk.5 | Three Bags Full (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37643-2 |
| tk.6 | Watermelon Man | Blue Note 45-1862, BLP 4109, BST 89907, BST2 84433 |
| tk.7 | Watermelon Man (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 37643-2 |
| tk.10 | The Maze | Blue Note BLP 4109 |
| tk.13 | Driftin' | Blue Note 45-1863, BLP 4109, BN-LA 399-H2 |
| tk.20 | Alone and I | Blue Note 45-1863, BLP 4109 |
* Herbie Hancock Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 399-H2)
* The Best of Herbie Hancock (Blue Note BST 89907)
* Various Artists - The Best of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man c/w Three Bags Full (Blue Note 45-1862)
* Herbie Hancock - Driftin' c/w Alone and I (Blue Note 45-1863)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dave Burns (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Ron Carter (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 25,
1962
| tk.6 | Blue Gardenia | Blue Note LT 1051 |
| tk.12 | Second Balcony Jump | - |
| tk.21 | Six Bits Jones | - |
| Three O'Clock in the Morning | rejected | |
| McSplivens | - | |
| My Heart Stood Still | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Sonny Clark (p) Butch Warren (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 27,
1962
| tk.3 | Three O'Clock in the Morning | Blue Note BLP 4112, BST2 84433 |
| tk.4 | Second Balcony Jump | Blue Note BLP 4112 |
| tk.6 | Where Are You? | - |
| tk.8 | Cheese Cake | - |
| tk.12 | I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry | - |
| tk.13 | Love for Sale | - |
* Various Artists - The Best of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 29,
1962
| tk.3 | McSplivens | Blue Note BLP 4133 |
| tk.6 | The Back Bone | - |
| tk.15 | Soy Califa | Blue Note BLP 4133, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| tk.21 | You Stepped Out of a Dream | Blue Note BLP 4133 |
| tk.20 | Until the Real Thing Comes Along | - |
| tk.22 | Don't Explain | Blue Note BLP 4133, BN-LA 393-H2 |
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
Dexter Gordon with Atli Bjorn Trio
Dexter Gordon (ts) Atli Bjorn (p) Marcel Rigou (b) William Schiopffe (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 28, 1962
| I'll Remember April | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6004 | |
| Cry Me a River | - |
1963 (The age of 40)
Dexter Gordon with the Three Bosses
Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Francis Wolff (prod)
CBS Studios, Paris, France, May 23, 1963
| (tk.3) | Our Love Is Here to Stay | Blue Note BST 84430, CDP 7 46394-2 |
| (tk.4) | Broadway | Blue Note BLP 4146 |
| (tk.5) | Stairway to the Stars | - |
| (tk.1) | A Night in Tunisia | - |
| (tk.8) | Willow Weep for Me | - |
| (tk.3) | Scrapple from the Apple | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris (Blue Note BLP 4146, CDP 7 46394-2)
1964
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp -1,2) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Art Taylor (d) Frank Wolff (prod)
Barclay Studios, Paris, France, June 2, 1964
| 1. 1387 tk.13 | Coppin' the Haven | Blue Note BLP 4176 |
| 2. 1386 tk.17 | Tanya | Blue Note BLP 4176, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| 3. 1389 tk.20 | Kong Neptune (aka King Neptune) | Blue Note CDP 7 84176-2 |
| 4. 1388 tk.23 | Darn That Dream | Blue Note BLP 4176 |
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, June
11, 1964
| Cheese Cake | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6008 | |
| Manha de Carnaval | - | |
| Second Balcony Jump | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Tete Montoliu (p) Benny Nielsen (b) Alex Riel (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, June
25, 1964
| King Neptune | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6012 | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| Body and Soul | - | |
| I Want to Blow Now | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Rune Carlsson (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 9,
1964
| I Want More | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6015 | |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | - | |
| Where Are You? | - | |
| Second Balcony Jump | - | |
| I Want to Blow Now | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
23, 1964
| Love for Sale | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6018 | |
| I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry | - | |
| Big Fat Butterfly | - | |
| Soul Sister | - | |
| Cherokee | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, August
6, 1964
| Just Friends | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6022 | |
| Three O'Clock in the Morning | - | |
| Where Are You? | - | |
| It's You or No One | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, August
20, 1964
| Billie's Bounce | SteepleChase (D) SCS 6028 | |
| Satin Doll | - | |
| Soul Sister | - | |
| A Night in Tunisia | - |
1965
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp -1/3,5,6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Barry Harris (p) Bob Cranshaw (b -1,3/6) Ben Tucker (b -2) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27,
1965
| 1. 1586 tk.3 | Hanky Panky | Blue Note (J) GXF 3055 |
| 2. 1587 tk.5 | Devilette | - |
| 3. 1588 tk.7 | Clubhouse | - |
| 4. 1589 tk.14 | Jodi | - |
| 5. 1590 tk.17 | I'm a Fool to Want You | - |
| 6. 1591 tk.22 | Lady Iris B | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Barry Harris (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 28,
1965
| 1592 tk.4 | Le Coiffeur | Blue Note BLP 4204 |
| 1593 tk.11 | Manha de Carnaval | - |
| Very Saxily Yours | rejected | |
| tk.23 | Flick of a Trick | Blue Note CDP 7 46681-2 |
| 1594 tk.28 | Everybody Somebody's Fool | Blue Note BLP 4204 |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
same personnel
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 29,
1965
| tk.6 | Very Saxily Yours | Blue Note CDP 7 46681-2 |
| 1595 tk.10 | Shiny Stockings | Blue Note BLP 4204, BN-LA 393-H2 |
| 1596 tk.15 | Who Can I Turn To? | Blue Note BLP 4204 |
| 1597 tk.17 | Heartaches | - |
* Dexter Gordon Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 393-H2)
Booker Ervin - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon (ts) Jaki Byard (p) Reggie Workman (b) Alan Dawson (d)
Munchen, West Germany, October 27, 1965
| Settin' the Space | Prestige PR 7455 | |
| Dexter's Deck | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Albert Mangelsdorff (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Peter Truk (b) Cees See (d)
Berlin, West Germany, October 31, 1965
| Dig | Musica Jazz (It) 2MJP 1081 |
Kitty White
Sonny Grey (tp) Melih Gurel (flh) Dexter Gordon (ts) Jean-Louis Chautemps (bars) Kitty White (p, vo) Pierre Cullaz (g) Michel Gaudry or Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Paris, France, December 2, 1965
| Say It Isn't So | Colover CLS 1229 | |
| My Kind of Guy | - |
1967
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Bo Stief (b) Art Taylor (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, June
29, 1967
| The Squirrel | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 57302-2 | |
| Cheese Cake | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| Sonnymoon for Two | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
20, 1967
| Sonnymoon for Two | Black Lion (E) BLP 30102 | |
| For All We Know | - | |
| Devilette | - | |
| Doxy | - | |
| Like Someone in Love | - | |
| Body and Soul | - | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | Black Lion (E) BLP 30157 | |
| Blues Walk | - | |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | - | |
| Misty | - |
* Dexter Gordon - The Montmartre Collection, Vol. 2 (Black Lion (E) BLP 30157)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
21, 1967
| But Not for Me | Black Lion (J) 27JDB 150/51 | |
| Take the "A" Train | Black Lion (E) BLP 30157 |
* Dexter Gordon - The Montmartre Collection, Vol. 2 (Black Lion (E) BLP 30157)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Lars Sjosten (p) Torbjorn Hultcrantz (b) Jual Curtis (d)
Continental, 1967
| The Shadow of Your Smile | Moon (It) MCD 059-2 |
1968 (The age of 45)
Johnny Griffin - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Jimmy Woode (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
West Germany, January 25, 1968
| Blues Up and Down | Joker (J) UPS 2058; Lotus LOP 14 082 |
* Johnny Griffin/Dexter Gordon - Jazz Undulation (Lotus LOP 14 082)
Ben Webster and his Orchestra
Palle Bolvig, Allan Botschinsky, Perry Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg (tp) Per Espersen, Ole Kurt Jensen, Torolf Molgaard, Axel Windfeld (tb) Dexter Gordon, Uffe Karskov, Bent Nielsen, Sahib Shihab, Jesper Thilo, Ben Webster (reeds) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d) Ray Pitts (arr) Niels Jorgen Steen (arr, cond) 16 strings (-3,4)
Copenhagen, Denmark, middle 1968
| 1. | Stompy Jones | Storyville (D) SLP 4105 |
| 2. | Cottontail | - |
| 3. | Goin' Home (I'm Going Home) | - |
| 4. | Come Sunday | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Benny Bailey (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Bologna, Italy, August 31, 1968
| In Your Own Sweet Way | Musica Jazz (It) 2MJP 1081 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Continental, 1968
| Soy Cflifas | Moon (It) MCD 059-2 |
1969
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Rolf Ericson (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Lars Sjosten (p) Sture Nordin (b) Per Hulten (d)
live in Stockholm, Sweden, January 23, 1969
| All the Things You Are | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1224 | |
| Darn That Dream | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| The Theme | - | |
| I Remember You | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31224 | |
| Three O'Clock in the Morning | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1226 | |
| Prancing (No Blues) | - | |
| Body and Soul | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31226 |
* Dexter Gordon - After Midnight (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1226, SCCD 31226)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Cees Slinger (p) Jacques Schols (b) Han Bennink (d)
Amsterdam, Holland, February 5, 1969
| Fried Bananas | Catfish 5C188-24336/37 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Good Bait | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Willow Weep for Me | - | |
| Junior | - | |
| Scrapple from the Apple | - |
Dexter Gordon - Slide Hampton Sextet
Dizzy Reece (tp -1/4,6) Slide Hampton (tb -1/4,6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Art Taylor (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 10, 1969
| 1. | My Blues | MPS (G) 15230 |
| 2. | You Don't Know What Love Is | - |
| 3. | A New Thing | - |
| 4. | What's New? | - |
| 5. | The Shadow of Your Smile | - |
| 6. | A Day in Vienna | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon, James Moody (ts) Barry Harris (p) Buster Williams (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, April 2, 1969
| Montmartre | Prestige PR 7623 | |
| Lady Bird | Prestige PR 7680 | |
| Sticky Wicket | - | |
| Sticky Wicket (alt. take) | Prestige PRCD 11003-2 |
= Dexter Gordon - Power! (Prestige P 24087)
* Dexter Gordon - More Power! (Prestige PR 7680; Fantasy OJCCD 815-2)
= Dexter Gordon - Power! (Prestige P 24087)
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Barry Harris (p) Buster Williams (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
NYC, April 4, 1969
| The Rainbow People | Prestige PR 7623 | |
| Stanley the Steamer | - | |
| Those Were the Days | - | |
| Meditation | Prestige PR 7680 | |
| Fried Bananas | - | |
| Boston Bernie | - | |
| Dinner for One Please James | unissued |
= Dexter Gordon - Power! (Prestige P 24087)
* Dexter Gordon - More Power! (Prestige PR 7680; Fantasy OJCCD 815-2)
= Dexter Gordon - Power! (Prestige P 24087)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Bobby Timmons (p) Victor Gaskin (b) Percy Brice (d)
'The Left Bank Jazz Society', "The Famous Ballroom",
Baltimore, MD, May 4, 1969
| Broadway | Prestige PRCD 11018-2 | |
| Boston Bernie | - | |
| In a Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Blues Up and Down | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | Prestige PRCD 11023-2 | |
| Misty | - | |
| Love for Sale | - |
* Dexter Gordon - XXL (Prestige PRCD 11023-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Makaya Ntshoko (d)
Continental, 1969
| Those Were the Days | Moon (It) MCD 059-2 | |
| Fried Bananas | - |
1970
Karin Krog with Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Espen Rud (d) Karin Krog (vo)
Oslo, Norway, May 10, 1970
| Some Other Spring | Sonet (Swd) SLP 1407 | |
| Some Other Spring (alt. take) | Sonet (J) J33J 20211 | |
| Blue Monk | Sonet (Swd) SLP 1407 | |
| Blue Monk (alt. take) | Sonet (J) J33J 20211 | |
| How Insensitive | Sonet (Swd) SLP 1407 | |
| Blue Eyes | - | |
| Jelly, Jelly | - | |
| Tribute to Jimmy Scott | - | |
| I Wish I Knew | - | |
| Everybody's Somebody's Fool | - | |
| Shiny Stockings | - | |
| Shiny Stockings (alt. take) | Sonet (J) J33J 20211 |
* Karin Krog/Dexter Gordon - Blues and Ballads (Sonet (J) J33J 20211)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Junior Mance (p) Martin Rivera (b) Oliver Jackson (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux",
Switzerland, June 18, 1970
| Fried Bananas | Prestige PR 7861 | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Body and Soul | - | |
| Blue Monk | Prestige PR 7861, PRCD 11003-2 | |
| The Panther! | Prestige PRCD 7861-2 |
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Larry Ridley (b) Alan Dawson (d)
NYC, July 7, 1970
| The Panther! | Prestige PR 7829, PRCD 11003-2 | |
| Body and Soul | Prestige PR 7829 | |
| Valse Robin | - | |
| Mrs. Miniver | - | |
| The Christmas Song | - | |
| The Blues Walk | - |
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) John Young (p) Rufus Reid (b) Wilbur Campbell (d)
Chicago, IL, July 26, 1970
| Love for Sale | J for Jazz JFJ 802 | |
| Sticky Wicket | - | |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
Gene Ammons - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) John Young (p) Cleveland Eaton (b) Steve McCall (d)
"Noth Park Hotel", Chicago, IL, afternoon set, July 26,
1970
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Prestige PR 10010 |
Gene Ammons - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Gene Ammons (ts -2/5) Jodie Christian (p) Rufus Reid (b) Wilbur Campbell (d) Vi Redd (vo -4,5)
"Noth Park Hotel", Chicago, IL, evening set, July 26,
1970
| 1. | Wee Dot | Prestige PR 24046, PRCD 24166-2 |
| 2. | The Chase! | Prestige PR 10010 |
| 3. | Ballad Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) / I Can't Get Started / My Funny Valentine / Misty | Prestige PRCD 24166-2 |
| 4. | Lonesome Lover Blues, No. 1 | Prestige PR 10010, PRCD 11003-2 |
| 5. | Lonesome Lover Blues, No. 2 | unissued |
* Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon - The Chase! (Prestige PR 10010, PRCD 24166-2)
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert
Red Rodney (tp) Von Freeman, Dexter Gordon (ts) Jodie Christian (p) Rufus Reid (b) Roy Haynes (d)
'The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert', Roosevelt College,
Chicago, IL, August 2, 1970
| 18775 | Groovin' High | Cadet 2CA 60002 |
| 18776 | Billie's Bounce | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Sam Jones (b) Roy Brooks (d)
NYC, August 27, 1970
| Evergreenish | Prestige PR 10020 | |
| For Sentimental Reasons | - | |
| Star Eyes | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning (Straight, No Chaser) | - | |
| If You Could See Me Now | - | |
| The Jumpin' Blues | - | |
| The Jumpin' Blues (alt. take) | Prestige PRCD 11003-2 |
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Duke (p) Donald Rafael Garrett (b) Oliver Johnson (d)
San Francisco, CA, August, 1970
| Wee Dot | Everest FS 360 | |
| The Rainbow People | - |
George Gruntz and his Orchestra
Franco Ambrosetti (tp) Michel Portal (bcl, tarogato) Dexter Gordon (ts) George Gruntz (p) Bed Guerin, Eberhard Weber (b) Pierre Favre, Tony Oxley (d)
'International Jubilaum Jazz Festival', Zurich,
Switzerland, September 18, 1970
| Bunaura | MPS/BASF (G) CRP 843 |
1971
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Lars Sjosten (p) Sture Nordin (b) Fredrik Noren (d)
live in Stockholm, Sweden, April 21, 1971
| Secret Love | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1206 | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | - | |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | - | |
| Summertime | - |
Hampton Hawes Trio with Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Henry Franklin (b) Michael Carvin (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark,
September 2, 1971
| Long Tall Dexter | Arista Freedom AL 1043 | |
| Yesterdays | - |
George Gruntz and his Orchestra
Franco Ambrosetti, Benny Bailey, Art Farmer, Dusko Goykovich (tp) Slide Hampton, Albert Mangelsdorff, Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham (tb) Heinz Bigler, Leo Wright (as) Herb Geller (as, ob) Don Byas, Dexter Gordon (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) George Gruntz (p, arr) Isla Eckinger (b) Tony Inzalaco (d)
'International Festival', Zurich, Switzerland, September
16, 1971
| The Age of Prominence | MPS (G) 15326 | |
| Lonely Woman | MPS (G) 15369 |
* Various Artists - From Europe with Jazz (MPS (G) 15369; MPS/BASF (G) 21 21437-0)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Cables (p) Rufus Reed (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
San Diego, CA, October 17, 1971
| Secret Love | Arco 3 ARC 109/IMS 3 ARC 109 | |
| Tannya | - | |
| Body and Soul | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Red Rodney (tp -2) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) unknown (d)
Continental, 1971
| 1. | The Rainbow People | Moon (It) MCD 059-2 |
| 2. | Buzzy | - |
1972
George Gruntz and his Orchestra
Franco Ambrosetti, Dusko Goykovich, Virgil Jones, Woody Shaw (tp) Benny Bailey (tp, flh) Erich Kleinschuster, Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham (tb) Runo Ericson (btb) Herb Geller, Phil Woods (as) Flavio Ambrosetti (as, ss) Eddie Daniels, Dexter Gordon (ts) Sahib Shihab (bars) George Gruntz (p, el-p, dir) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Daniel Humair (d)
Lugano, Switzerland, April 5 & 6, 1972
| Our Suite Dig | MPS (G) 15366 | |
| Pistrophallobus | - | |
| Witch | - | |
| Stitch | - | |
| English Waltz | - | |
| The Tango | - | |
| Gravenstein | - | |
| Saint Charity | - | |
| The Age of Prominence | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Thad Jones (tp, flh) Dexter Gordon (ts) Hank Jones (p) Stanley Clarke (b) Louis Hayes (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 22,
1972
| Ca'Purange | Prestige P 10051 | |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | - | |
| Oh! Karen O | Prestige P 10051, PRCD 11003-2 | |
| Airegin | Prestige P 10051 | |
| Airegin (alt. take) | Fantasy OJCCD 1005-2 | |
| Tangerine | Prestige P 10091 | |
| August Blues | - | |
| What It Was | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Tangerine (Prestige P 10091; Fantasy OJCCD 1041-2)
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Buster Williams (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28,
1972
| The Days of Wine and Roses | Prestige P 10091 |
Newport in New York '72
Harry Edison (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Flip Phillips, Zoot Sims (ts) Rahsaan Roland Kirk (ts, str, mzo, whistle) Herbie Hancock (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Larry Ridley (b) Tony Williams (d)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972
| 25542 | Impressions (So What) | Cobblestone CST 9026-2; Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448 |
= Various Artists - Newport in New York '72 (Cobblestone CST 9032-6)
* Various Artists - Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 4 (Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448)
Newport in New York '72
Howard McGhee, Clark Terry (tp) Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt (ts) Gary Burton (vib) George Duke (p) Jimmy Smith (org) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)
Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 6, 1972
| 25541 | Blue 'n' Boogie | Cobblestone CST 9026-2; Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448 |
= Various Artists - Newport in New York '72 (Cobblestone CST 9032-6)
* Various Artists - Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 4 (Atlantic (Eu) ATL 40448)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp, flh) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Buster Williams (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 22,
1972
| Milestones | Prestige P 10069 | |
| Milestones (alt. take) | Fantasy OJCCD 836-2 | |
| Scared to Be Alone | Prestige P 10069 | |
| We See | - | |
| The Group | - |
Charles Mingus Quintet featuring Dexter Gordon
Charles McPherson (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) John Foster (p) Charles Mingus (b) Roy Brooks (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, August 28, 1972
| Jelly Roll Muddy Blues | White Label |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Rob Agerbeek (p) Henk Haverhoek (b) Eric Ineke (d)
The Hague, Holland, November 2, 1972
| Some Other Blues | Dexterity ST 1 001 | |
| Stablemates | - | |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | - | |
| Jelly Jelly | - | |
| You Stepped Out of a Dream | - |
Ben Webster - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Ben Webster (ts -2,4) Kenny Drew (p) Bo Stief (b) Ed Thigpen (d)
Baden, Switzerland, November 11, 1972
| 1. | Some Other Blues | TCB 02102 |
| 2. | In a Mellotone | - |
| 3. | Didn't We | - |
| 4. | Perdido | - |
1973 (The age of 50)
Dexter Gordon - Sonny Grey Quintet
Sonny Grey (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Georges Arvanitas (p) Jacki Samson (b) Charles Saudrais (d)
Paris, France, February 16, 1973
| Caloon Blues | Futura (F) GER 41 | |
| Fried Bananas | - | |
| No Matter How | - | |
| Dexter Laps Out | - |
= Dexter Gordon with Georges Arvanitas Trio (Spotlite (E) SPJ 10)
Miriam Klein
Roy Eldridge (tp) Slide Hampton (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Vince Benedetti (p, arr) Oscar Klein (g) Isla Eckinger (b, arr) Billy Brooks (d) Miriam Klein (vo)
Munchen, West Germany, June 6, 1973
| Comes Love | MPS (G) 15405 | |
| What a Little Moonlight Can Do | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| The Man I Love | - | |
| Big Stuff | - | |
| Fine and Mellow | - | |
| I Cried for You | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Body and Soul | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Los Angeles, CA, summer 1973
| Modal Mood | Up Front UPF 188 | |
| Ernie's Tune | - | |
| Smile | - | |
| Soul Sister | - | |
| Clear the Dex | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p, el-p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Kenny Clarke (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux",
Switzerland, July 7, 1973
| Gingerbread Boy | Prestige P 10079, PRCD 11003-2 | |
| Blues a la Suisse | Prestige P 10079 | |
| Some Other Spring | - | |
| Secret Love | - |
* Dexter Gordon Plays the Blues - Blue Dex (Prestige PRCD 11003-2)
Gene Ammons Septet
Nat Adderley (cor) Cannonball Adderley (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p, el-p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Kenny Clarke (d)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux",
Switzerland, July 7, 1973
| Treux Bleu | Prestige P 10078 |
Jackie McLean - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Jackie McLean (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
20, 1973
| All Clean | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1006 | |
| Half Nelson | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1020 | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| On the Trail | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31020 | |
| Closing (alt. take) | - |
* Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 - The Source (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1020, SCCD 31020)
Jackie McLean - Dexter Gordon Quintet
same personnel
"Cafe Mountmartre", Jazzhus, Copenhagen, Denmark, July
21, 1973
| Rue de la Harpe | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1006 | |
| Callin' | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31006 | |
| Sunset | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1006 | |
| On the Trail | - | |
| Another Hair Do | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1020 | |
| Dexter Digs In | - | |
| Closing | - |
* Jackie McLean featuring Dexter Gordon, Vol. 2 - The Source (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1020, SCCD 31020)
1974
Slide Hampton - Joe Haider Orchestra
Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Ack Van Rooyen (tp) Bob Burgess, Slide Hampton (tb) Eric Van Lier (btb, tu) Ferdinand Povel (as, fl) Dexter Gordon (ts) Andy Scherrer (ts, ss) Joe Haider (p) Isla Eckinger (b) Billy Brooks (d)
Munchen, West Germany, January 16-18, 1974
| Tribute | MPS (G) 15432 | |
| Grandfather's Garden | - | |
| Think | - | |
| Like a Blues | - | |
| Tante Nelly | - | |
| What Is Happening | - | |
| Quiet Nights | - | |
| Petaluma | - | |
| Waltz for My Lady | - | |
| A Time for Love | - |
Dexter Gordon - Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Duo
Dexter Gordon (ts) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b)
Copenhagen, Denmark, May 24, 1974
| Old Folks | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1025 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1974
| The Apartment | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1025 | |
| Wee Dot | - | |
| Strollin' | - | |
| Candlelight Lady | - | |
| Anbatus | - |
Dexter Gordon - Benny Bailey Quintet
Benny Bailey (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Lars Sjosten (p) Torbjorn Hultcrantz (b) Jual Curtis (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, autumn 1974
| Blue 'n' Boogie | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1290 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Stella by Starlight | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Neptunus | - | |
| At Ronnie's | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1373 | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| The Days of Wine and Roses | - | |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | - | |
| Revelation | - |
* Dexter Gordon/Benny Bailey - Revelation (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1373, SCCD 31373)
1975
Dexter Gordon with Palle Mikkelborg Orchestra
Allan Botschinsky, Benny Rosenfeld, Idrees Sulieman (tp, flh) Preben Garnov (flh) Richard Boone, Vincent Nilsson (tb) Axel Windfeld (btb) Erwin Jacobsen (ehr, ob) Bent Larsen (cl, afl, bfl) Dexter Gordon (ts, ss, vo) Luba Boschenko (harp) Thomas Clausen (p, el-p) Ole Molin (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Ed Thigpen (d) Klaus Nordsoe (per) Palle Mikkelborg (arr, cond) 5 strings
Copenhagen, Denmark, February 21-23, 1975
| Naima | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1030 | |
| Good Morning Sun | - | |
| Ernie's Tune | - | |
| Tivoli | - | |
| More Than You Know | - | |
| The Happy Madness | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31030 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, ss) Horace Parlan (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Tony Inzalaco (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 10, 1975
| Just Friends | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1040 | |
| Misty | - | |
| Red Cross | - | |
| So What | - | |
| In a Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Stablemates | - |
Palle Mikkelborg Tentet featuring Dexter Gordon
Idrees Sulieman (tp, flh) Palle Mikkelborg (tp, arr, cond) Vincent Nilsson (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts, ss, vo) Thomas Clausen (p, el-p) Kenneth Knudsen (syn) Ole Molin (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d) Klaus Nordsoe (per)
Copenhagen, Denmark, March 27, 1975
| The Girl with the Purple Eyes | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1030 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
Zurich, Switzerland, August 23, 1975
| Tenor Madness | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1050 | |
| Wave | - | |
| You've Changed | - | |
| The Days of Wine and Roses | - | |
| The Panther | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31050 | |
| Montmartre | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1090 | |
| Sticky Wicket | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31090 |
* Dexter Gordon - Swiss Nights, Vol. 2 (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1090, SCCD 31090)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Joe Newman (tp -9) Dexter Gordon (ts, vo) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
Zurich, Switzerland, August 24, 1975
| 1. | Montmartre | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31050 |
| 2. | There Is No Greater Love | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1090 |
| 3. | Darn That Dream | - |
| 4. | Wave | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31090 |
| 5. | Jelly, Jelly | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1110 |
| 6. | Sophisticated Lady | - |
| 7. | Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
| 8. | Tenor Madness | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31110 |
| 9. | The Days of Wine and Roses | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Swiss Nights, Vol. 3 (SteepleChase (D) SCS 1110, SCCD 31110)
* Dexter Gordon - Swiss Nights, Vol. 1 (SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31050)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Philip Catherine (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13, 1975
| Freddie Freeloader | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1136 | |
| Freddie Freeloader (alt. take) | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31136 | |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1136 | |
| Invitation | - | |
| Winther's Calling | - | |
| Yesterday's Mood | - | |
| Yesterday's Mood (alt. take) | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31136 | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1136 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, September 14, 1975
| Billie's Bounce | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1060 | |
| Easy Living | - | |
| Benji's Bounce | - | |
| Catalonian Nights | - | |
| Four | - |
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (ts) a.o.
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 29, 1975
| The Christmas Song | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1975/76 | |
| Dona Lee | - |
1976
Esko Linnavalli Orchestra
Kaj Backlund, Allan Botschinsky, Markku Johansson, Simo Salminen (tp, flh) Juhani Aalto, Petri Juutilainen, Mircea Stan (tb) Tom Bildo (btb) Pekka Poyry (as, ss, fl) Dexter Gordon, Eero Koivistoinen (ts, ss) Juhani Aaltonen (ts, ss, fl) Pentti Lahti (bars, ss, fl) Esko Linnavalli (p, el-p, arr) Geogr Wadenius (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Eako Rosnell (d)
Helsinki, Finland, May 17-19, 1976
| Talking with Mr. Jones | Finnlevy SFLP 9590 | |
| Sarl | - | |
| Eclipse | - | |
| A Goodtime Was Had by All | - |
Dexter Gordon with Palle Mikkelborg Orchestra
Markku Johansson (tp) Allan Botschinsky (tp, flh) Pekka Poyry (ss) Eero Koivistoinen (ts) Dexter Gordon (ts, ss, vo) Ole Molin (g) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Esko Linnavalli, Palle Mikkelborg (dir) a.o.
Copenhagen, Denmark, May, 1976
| Sari | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1145 | |
| Eclipse | - | |
| This Happy Madness | - | |
| A Good Time Was Had | - | |
| Girl with the Purple Eyes | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31145 |
Dexter Gordon Trio
Dexter Gordon (ts) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (d)
Copenhagen, Denmark, June 15, 1976
| Nursery Blues | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1156 | |
| Lullaby for a Monster | - | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Born to Be Blue | - | |
| Tayna | - |
Al Cohn - Dexter Gordon Septet
Blue Mitchell, Sam Noto (tp -1/5) Al Cohn, Dexter Gordon (ts) Barry Harris (p -1/5) Sam Jones (b -1/5) Louis Hayes (d -1/5)
NYC, October 22, 1976
| 1. | Lady Bird | Xanadu 136 |
| 2. | How Deep Is the Ocean? | - |
| 3. | True Blue | - |
| 4. | Allen's Alley | Xanadu 137 |
| 5. | Silver's Blue | - |
| 6. | On the Trail | - |
* Al Cohn/Dexter Gordon - Silver Blue (Xanadu 137)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Barry Harris (p) Sam Jones (b) Al Foster (d)
NYC, November 9, 1976
| Apple Jump | SteepleChase (D) SCS 1080 | |
| I'll Remember April | - | |
| Skylark | - | |
| A la Modal | - | |
| Blue Bossa | SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31080 | |
| Georgia on My Mind | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Woody Shaw (tp, flh) Dexter Gordon (ts) Ronnie Mathews (p) Stafford James (b) Louis Hayes (d)
NYC, December 11 & 12, 1976
| Gingerbread Boy | Columbia PG 34650 | |
| Little Red's Fantasy | - | |
| Fenja | - | |
| In Case You Haven't Heard | - | |
| It's You or No One | - | |
| Let's Get Down | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Backstairs | - | |
| Fried Bananas | Columbia/Legacy C2K 46824 | |
| Body and Soul | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Homecoming (Columbia/Legacy C2K 46824)
Dexter Gordon with Leon Pendarvis Orchestra
Dexter Gordon (ts) Mike Mainieri (vib) Leon Pendarvis (p, arr) Cornell Dupree, Steve Khan (g) Bob Babbitt (b) Chris Parker (d) Erroll Bennett (per) unidentified strings
NYC, December, 1976
| Isn't She Lovely? | Columbia 3 10565 |
1977
Dexter Gordon - Slide Hampton Orchestra
Benny Bailey, Woody Shaw (tp, flh) Slide Hampton (tp, arr) Wayne Andre (tb) Frank Wess (as, fl, picc) Dexter Gordon (ts, ss) Howard Johnson (bars, tu) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Victor Lewis (d)
NYC, June 21 & 22, 1977
| Laura | Columbia JC 34989 | |
| The Moontrane | - | |
| Red Top | - | |
| Fried Bananas | - | |
| You're Blase | - | |
| How Insensitive | - |
Montreux Summit
Woody Shaw (tp) Greg Bowen, Alan Downey, Stan Mark, Joe Morsello (tp -1/3) Maynard Ferguson (tp -1/3,6) Clifford Hardie, David Horler, Geoffrey Perkins (tb -1/3) Slide Hampton (tb, cond -4/6) Bobbi Humphrey, Thijis van Leer (fl -1/3) Hubert Laws (fl -1/3,6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Benny Golson (ts -1/3) Stan Getz (ts -1/3,6) Bobby Millitello (bars -1/3) Bob James (key -1/3) George Duke (key -1/3, p -4/6) Eric Gale, Steve Khan (g -1/3) Janne Schaffer (g -2,3) Alphonso Johnson (b -1/3) Gordon Johnson (b -4/6) Billy Cobham (d -1/3) Billy Brooks (d -4/6) Ralph McDonald (per -1/3)
'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux",
Switzerland, July 24, 1977
| 1. | Blues March | Columbia JG 35005 |
| 2. | Montreux Summit | - |
| 3. | Andromeda | - |
| 4. | Fried Bananas | - |
| 5. | The Moontrane | Columbia JG 35090 |
| 6. | Red Top | - |
* Various Artists - Montreux Summit, Vol. 2 (Columbia JG 35090)
Lionel Hampton - Dexter Gordon Septet
Dexter Gordon (ts, ss) Lionel Hampton (vib) Hank Jones (p) Bucky Pizzarelli (g) George Duvivier (b) Oliver Jackson (d) Candido (cga)
NYC, November 11, 1977
| Cute | Who's Who in Jazz WWLP 21011 | |
| They Say That Falling in Love Is Wonderful | - | |
| Lullaby of Birdland | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| Seven Come Eleven | - | |
| Blues for Gates | - | |
| Lullaby of the Leaves | Who's Who in Jazz WWLP 21014 |
* Various Artists - Giants of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Who's Who in Jazz WWLP 21014)
Philly Joe Jones Sextet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Cables (p) Ron Carter (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, November 29 & 30, December
1, 1977
| Neptunis | Galaxy GXY 5112 | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | - |
1978 (The age of 55)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
NYC, May 1, 1978
| Ruby, My Dear | Columbia JC 35978 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
NYC, May 2, 1978
| Moment's Notice | Columbia JC 35608 | |
| Tanya | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
NYC, May 3, 1978
| Body and Soul | Columbia JC 35608 | |
| LTD | - | |
| I Told You So | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
NYC, May 4, 1978
| As Time Goes By | Columbia JC 35608 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, ss) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, May 13, 1978
| Antabus | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94848-2 |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 94848-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, May 16, 1978
| It's You or No One | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94848-2 | |
| Tangerine | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94849-2 | |
| Come Rain or Come Shine | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 94848-2)
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 2 (Blue Note CDP 7 94849-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, September 16, 1978
| Body and Soul | Blue Note CDP 7 94850-2 |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, September 17, 1978
| Gingerbread Boy | Blue Note CDP 7 94849-2 | |
| I Told You So | Blue Note CDP 7 94850-2 |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 3 (Blue Note CDP 7 94850-2)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin (ts) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
"Carnegie Hall", NYC, September 23, 1978
| Blues Up and Down | Columbia JC 35978 | |
| Cheese Cake | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
Rome, Italy, October, 1978
| Secret Love | West Wind (G) WW 2079 | |
| Tanya | - |
1979
Dexter Gordon Sextet
Woody Shaw (tp) Curtis Fuller (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d) Eddie Jefferson (vo)
NYC, January 26, 1979
| Diggin' In | Columbia JC 35978 | |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | - |
Havana Jam
Woody Shaw (tp -3,4) Hubert Laws (fl -3,4) Arthur Blythe (as -3,4) Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Heath (ts -3,4) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) Cedar Walton (p) Percy Heath (b) Tony Williams (d) Willie Bobo (per -3,4)
"Karl-Marx Theatre", Havana, Cuba, March 3-5, 1979
| 1. | Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Columbia PC2 36180 |
| 2. | Tin Tin Deo | - |
| 3. | Sounds for Sore Ears | - |
| 4. | Project S. | Columbia PC2 36053 |
* Various Artists - Havana Jam (Columbia PC2 36053)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts, ss) George Cables (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, March 23, 1979
| Sophisticated Lady | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94848-2 | |
| The Panther | Blue Note CDP 7 94849-2 |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 94848-2)
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 2 (Blue Note CDP 7 94849-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, March 24, 1979
| Easy Living | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94848-2 | |
| Backstaris/Ltd | Blue Note CDP 7 94848-2 | |
| You've Changed | Blue Note CDP 7 94850-2 | |
| As Time Goes By | - |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 1 (Blue Note CDP 7 94848-2)
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 3 (Blue Note CDP 7 94850-2)
Dexter Gordon Quartet
same personnel
"Keystone Korner", San Francisco, CA, March 27, 1979
| More Than You Know | Blue Note BABB 85112, CDP 7 94849-2 |
* Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone, Vol. 2 (Blue Note CDP 7 94849-2)
1980
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Cedar Walton (p) George Benson (g) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 11,
1980
| Hi-Fly | Columbia JC 36853 | |
| Gotham City | - |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Woody Shaw (tp -1) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 12,
1980
| 1. | The Blues Walk | Columbia JC 36853 |
| 2. | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, November 4, 1980
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (alt. take) | Blue Note CDP 7 94857-2 |
1981
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kirk Lightsey (p) Rufus Reid (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
NYC, May 5, 1981
| Tangerine | Tokyo M-Plus (J) JLR 103, 603 | |
| I Told You So | - | |
| Skylark | - | |
| Backstairs | - | |
| It's You or No One | - | |
| Tanya | - | |
| As Time Goes By | - | |
| Jumpin' Blues | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) George Duke (key) Donald Rafael Garrett (b) Oliver Johnson (d)
San Francisco, CA, August, 1981
| Fried Bananas (Jive Fernando) | Chiaroscuro CR 2029 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| The Shadow of Your Smile | - | |
| Montmartre | - |
1982
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Grover Washington Jr. (ss -1,3) Dexter Gordon (ts) Shirley Scott (org) Eddie Gladden (d)
Philadelphia, PA, March 8, 1982
| 1. | The Jumpin' Blues | Elektra/Musician E1 60126 |
| 2. | Besame Mucho | - |
| 3. | For Soul Sister | - |
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d)
NYC, May 16, 1982
| Sticky Wicket | Elektra/Musician E1 60126 | |
| Skylark | - | |
| Interview with Gordon | - |
Dexter Gordon Septet
Woody Shaw (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Kirk Lightsey (p) David Eubanks (b) Eddie Gladden (d) Ray Mantilla (cga)
'Playboy Jazz Festival', "Hollywood Bowl", Los Angeles,
CA, June 19 & 20, 1982
| Fried Bananas | Elektra/Musician E1 60298 | |
| You've Changed | - |
Aurex Jazz All Stars
Clark Terry (tp, flh, vo) J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding (tb -1,2) Dexter Gordon (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Richard Davis (b) Roy Haynes (d)
'Aurex Jazz Festival', Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1982
| 1. | The Snapper | East World Jazz (J) EWJ 80238 |
| 2. | Milestones | - |
| 3. | Minor Mishap | - |
Aurex Jazz All Stars
same personnel
'Aurex Jazz Festival', Osaka, Japan, September 2, 1982
| I Want a Little Girl | East World Jazz (J) EWJ 80238 | |
| It's All Right with Me | - | |
| Soba Up | East World Jazz (J) EWJ 80255 | |
| God Bless' the Child | - | |
| Walkin' | - |
* Various Artists - Aurex Jazz Festival '82 Live Special (East World Jazz (J) EWJ 80255)
Aurex Jazz All Stars
same personnel
'Aurex Jazz Festival', Japan, September 5, 1982
| Listen to Dawn | East World Jazz (J) EWJ 80238 | |
| Georgia on My Mind | - |
1985 (The age of 62)
Herbie Hancock - Dexter Gordon Band
Dexter Gordon (ts) Wayne Shorter (ts -1) Bobby Hutcherson (vib -1) Herbie Hancock (p) Pierre Michelot (b) Billy Higgins (d) Lonette McKee (vo -2)
Paris, France, July 1-12, 1985
| 1. | Una Noche Con Francis | Columbia SC 40464 |
| 2. | How Long Has This Been Going On? | - |
| 3. | Still Time | - |
Herbie Hancock - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Dexter Gordon (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) John McLaughlin (g) Pierre Michelot (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Studio Eclair, Paris, France, July 1-12, 1985
| Body and Soul | Columbia SC 40464 | |
| As Time Goes By | Blue Note BT 85135 |
* Dexter Gordon - The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note BT 85135)
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Ron Carter (b) Tony Williams (d)
Studio Eclair, Paris, France, August 20 & 21, 1985
| Rhythm-A-Ning | Columbia SC 40464 | |
| Society Red | Blue Note BT 85135 |
* Dexter Gordon - The Other Side of Round Midnight (Blue Note BT 85135)
Herbie Hancock - Dexter Gordon Septet
Palle Mikkelborg (tp) Wayne Shorter (ss) Dexter Gordon (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Ron Carter, Mads Vinding (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Studio Davout, Paris, France, August 22, 1985
| 'Round About Midnight | Blue Note BT 85135 |
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Palle Mikkelborg (tp) Dexter Gordon (ss) Cedar Walton (p) Mads Vinding (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Studio Davout, Paris, France, August 23, 1985
| Tivoli | Blue Note BT 85135 |
1987
Tony Bennett
Dexter Gordon (ts) Ralph Sharon (p, arr) Paul Langosch (b) Joe LaBarbera (d) Tony Bennett (vo)
New Jersey, 1987
| All of My Life | Columbia FC 44029 | |
| White Christmas | - |
Others
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (ts) a.o.
unknown location, date
| unknown titles | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 154 |
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