Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (1956)

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Bethlehem – BCP-36Rec. Date : September 18, 1955Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Dexter GordonBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Lawrence MarablePiano : Kenny Drew Billboard : 11/24/1956Score of 78 Gordon plays some top-flight, Lester Young-inspired tenor here, with a more robust sound than that of the master or most of his other disciples. It’s not too original, but it swings,…

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Duke Ellington – Duke Ellington Presents… (1956)

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Bethlehem – 6005Rec. Dates : February 7 & 8, 1956Stream this Album Orchestra : Duke Ellington’s Orchestra Billboard : 12/8/1956Score of 83 These sides were cut in February, 1956, and are representative of what the Ellington band has been doing this year. There have been greater Ellington ensembles and greater individual soloists in his organization, but measured…

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