On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
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Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris
In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Our Man in Paris”, the 20th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, France, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Bud Powell – piano
- Pierre Michelot – bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Claude Ermelin – recording
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – cover photography
Track listing:
- Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
- Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
- Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
- Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
- A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
Dexter Gordon: Doin’ Alright
In August 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Doin’ Allright”, the 15th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Horace Parlan – piano
- George Tucker – bass
- Al Harewood – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
- I Was Doing All Right – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
- You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer
- For Regulars Only
- Society Red
- It’s You or No One – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Dexter Gordon: Go
In December 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Go!” the 18th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. In 2019, “Go!” was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the “National Recording Registry” for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Butch Warren – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Ira Gitler – liner notes
Track listing:
- Cheese Cake – Dexter Gordon
- I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
- Second Balcony Jump – Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine
- Love for Sale – Cole Porter
- Where Are You – Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson
- Three O’clock in the Morning – Julian Robledo, Dorothy Terriss
Dexter Gordon: Dexter Blows Hot And Cool
In December 1955, “Dooto” label released “Dexter Blows Hot and Cool”, the 13th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in November 1955.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Robinson — trumpet
- Carl Perkins — piano
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Chuck Thompson — drums
- Howard Morehead – photography
Track listing:
- Silver Plated – Dexter Gordon
- Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
- Rhythm Mad – Dexter Gordon
- Don’t Worry About Me – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler
- I Hear Music – Burton Lane, Frank Losser
- Bonna Rue – Dexter Gordon
- I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
- Blowin’ For Dootsie – Dexter Gordon
- Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
Dexter Gordon: A Swingin’ Affair
In October 1964, “Blue Note” label released “A Swingin’ Affair”, the 19th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in August 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Clark – piano
- Butch Warren – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
- Reid Mils – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Barbara Long – liner notes
Track listing:
- Soy Califa – Dexter Gordon
- Don’t Explain – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
- You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
- The Backbone – Butch Warren
- Until the Real Thing Comes Along – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols
- McSplivens – Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon: One Flight Up
In September 1965, “Blue Note” label released “One Flight Up”, the 21st Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in June 1964, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track lsiting:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.
- Tanya – Donald Byrd
- Coppin’ the Haven – Kenny Drew
- Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen
Herbie Hancock: Takin’ Off
In October 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Takin’ Off”, the debut Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in May 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Butch Warren – double bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock.
- Watermelon Man
- Three Bags Full
- Empty Pockets
- The Maze
- Driftin’
- Alone and I
Dexter Gordon: Dexter Calling…
In January 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Dexter Calling…”, the 16th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs. NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Personnel:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
- Soul Sister
- Modal Mood – Kenny Drew
- I Want More
- The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding
- Clear the Dex – Kenny Drew
- Ernie’s Tune
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin
Junior Mance
On January 16, 2021, Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. aka Junior Mance died aged 92. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the main figures of the Hard bop jazz scene. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names of jazz, blues and soul music including Gene Amons, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Sonny Stitt, Dinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Nat Adderley, Joe Gordon, Bennie Green, Al Grey, Ernie Andrews, Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey, Cliford Brown, Benny Carter, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Cleveland, Arnett Cobb, Red Holloway, Jose James, Ray Crawford, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Eddie Jefferson, Aretha Franklin, Etta Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Irene Kral, Jay Leonhart, Les McCann, Paul Gonsalves, Howard McGhee, The Metronomes, Virgil Gonsalves, James Moody, Wild Bill Moore, Barbara Morrison, Sandy Mosse, Leo Parker, Ken Peplowski, Billie Poole, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie, Alvin Queen, Jimmy Scott, Arnold Sterling, Sonny Stitt, Clark Terry, Frank Vignola, Wilbur Ware, Ben Webster, Joe Williams, Marion Williams, and Leo Wright. As leader, Monce released 56 albums (live and studio). In 2007, Mance and his wife Gloria started their own record label “JunGlo”.
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