Dexter Calling...

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Dexter Calling...
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Studio album by
Dexter Gordon
ReleasedEnd of January 1962[1]
RecordedMay 9, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length37:54
LabelBlue Note
BST 84083
ProducerAlfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
Doin' Allright
(1961) 		Dexter Calling...
(1962) 		Landslide
(1961-62)

Dexter Calling... is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962.[2] "Soul Sister", "I Want More" and "Ernie's Tune" were written for the Los Angeles production of the play The Connection by Jack Gelber in 1960.

Reception[]

The Billboard Reviewer called the album "solid jazz wax" and noted that it featured "some fine blowing by the tenor saxist".[3]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "Dexter Gordon's second recording for the Blue Note label is a solidly swinging affair, yet constantly full of surprises... The excellent band, solid musicianship, and memorable music on every track make this one of the more essential recordings of Gordon's career".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[6]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

  1. "Soul Sister" - 7:45
  2. "Modal Mood" (Kenny Drew) - 5:23
  3. "I Want More" - 5:20
  4. "The End of a Love Affair" (Edward Redding) - 6:53
  5. "Clear the Dex" (Kenny Drew) - 4:54
  6. "Ernie's Tune" - 4:16
  7. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 3:23
  8. "Landslide" - 5:15 Bonus track on CD reissue

The bonus track does not appear on the Blue Note 2015 remastered digital media release.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-11-16. p. 11. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Review: Dexter Calling"".Billboard: January 20, 1962.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2010.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 580. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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