The great tenor player Dexter Gordon was born 100 years ago tomorrow. He died in 1990. Today we spin tracks from 1947-1985 with Freddy Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, NHOP and John McLaughlin. Plus a mix in the second hour featuring Roy Loney next to Charles Mingus, and the Skatalites following Louis Armstrong.
| Bop! Red Norvo Septet - 78 rpm, LA, Nov. 1947 |
| Affair In Havana Dexter Gordon - The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon (1960) |
| I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry Dexter Gordon - Go! (1962) |
| Scrapple From The Apple Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris (1963) |
| Blue Monk Dexter Gordon - At Montreux With Junior Mance (1970) |
| The Group Dexter Gordon - Tangerine (1972) |
| Old Folks (duet w/NHOP) Dexter Gordon - The Apartment (1974) |
| As Time Goes By Dexter Gordon - (The Other Side Of) Round Midnight (1985) |
| Sticky Wicket Dexter Gordon - Swiss Nights, vol. 2 (1975) |
| Moanin' Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - The Hottest New Group In Jazz (1959) |
| Stand By Johnny Adams - Walking On A Tightrope - the Songs Of Percy Mayfield (1990) |
| Nervous Slim Roy Loney - The Scientific Bombs Away!!! (1988) |
| Muskrat Ramble Charles Mingus - Music Written For Monterey 1985 , Not Heard . . . Played In Its Entirety At UCLA (1965) |
| Neptune Moe Koffman - Solar Explorations (1974) 
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| Skokiaan Louis Armstrong w/Sy Oliver's Orchestra - Louis Armstrong w/Sy Oliver's Orchestra (1954) |
| Flowers For Albert The Skatalites - Hi Bop Ska (1994) |
| Carriba McCoy Tyner - with Stanley Clarke & Al Foster (1999) |
| Perfidia (c. 1980) Brave Combo - Musical Varieties (compilation) |
| Song For My Father Don 'Sugarcane' Harris (Robert Wyatt, dr) - Got The Blues (Berlin Jazz Festival, 1971) |
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You actually played a 78 RPM disc. Wow ! Dexter Gordon. Wow !
4:15 PM, February 26th, 2023