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