Dexter Gordon - Blows Hot and Cool (The Francis Wolff Collection / 180gram Vinyl)

THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION: LP 180g VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVEEXTER GORDON / BLOWS HOT AND COOLConsidered one of the very first bebop tenor saxophonists, Dexter Gordon (1923-1990) began playing clarinet at the tender age of seven. By the time he was fifteen he had already played in bands with Chico Hamilton and Buddy Collette. He formed part of the Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong orchestras in the early forties and joined the Billy Eckstine band and recorded with Charlie Parker in 1945. Gordon possessed a very distinctive and profound sound. Blows Hot and Cool is Gordon's only existing recording with pianist Carl Perkins.DEXTER GORDON, tenor saxCARL PERKINS, pianoLEROY VINNEGAR, bassCHUCK THOMPSON, drumsJIMMY ROBINSON, trumpet (on A1, A3 & B1 only)Hollywood, California, November 11 & 12, 1955.Original sessions produced by Dootsie Williams.*BONUS TRACKS:DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax; DOLO COKER, piano;CHARLES GREEN, bass; LAWRENCE MARABLE, drums[Martin Banks (tp) & Richard Boone (tb) on A6 only].Los Angeles, October 13, 1960