Dexter Gordon - Sophisticated Giant (1977) (Remastered, 1997)

Artist: Dexter Gordon
Title Of Album: Sophisticated Giant
Year Of Release: 1977/1997
Label (Catalog#) : Columbia/Legacy [CK 65295]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Post Bop
Quality: FLAC (image + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 00:55:35
Total Size: 328mb(+3%)(covers)

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
This excellent Columbia album was recorded less than a year after Dexter Gordon's well-publicized tour of the United States following a dozen years spent living in Europe. With assistance from such other major players as trumpeters Woody Shaw and Benny Bailey, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson sounds in superlative form on Woody Shaw's "The Moontrane," four standards, and his own "Fried Bananas." In addition to the original program (which features Dexter with an all-star tentet), the 1997 CD reissue adds two 1979 features for vocalese singer Eddie Jefferson ("Diggin' It" and "It's Only a Paper Moon") that were originally released on Gordon's Great Encounters; trumpeter Shaw and trombonist Curtis Fuller co-star with Gordon. An excellent acquisition.

Tracklist
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1. Laura [Composed By – D. Raksin] - 7:37
2. The Moontrane [Composed By – W. Shaw, Jr.] - 6:36
3. Red Top [Composed By – B. Kynard, L. Hampton] - 8:51
4. Fried Bananas [Composed By – D. Gordon] - 7:53
5. You're Blas? [Composed By – B. Sievier, O. Hamilton] - 9:49
6. How Insensitive [Composed By – A. C. Jobim, N. Gimbel, V. de Moraes] - 4:53
7. Diggin' In [Composed By – D. Gordon, E. Jefferson] - 4:48
8. It's Only A Paper Moon [Composed By – B. Rose, E. Y. Harburg, H. Arlen] - 5:08

Personnel:
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Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 1 to 6)
Bass – Rufus Reid
Drums – Eddie Gladden (tracks: 7, 8), Victor Lewis (tracks: 1 to 6)
Piano – George Cables
Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: 7, 8)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trombone – Curtis Fuller (tracks: 7, 8), Slide Hampton (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trombone [Lead] – Wayne Andre (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trumpet – Woody Shaw (tracks: 7, 8)
Trumpet [Lead], Flugelhorn – Benny Bailey (tracks: 1 to 6)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist [Trumpet] – Woody Shaw (tracks: 1 to 6)
Tuba, Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (3) (tracks: 1 to 6)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: 1 to 6)
Vocals – Eddie Jefferson (tracks: 7, 8)

Notes:
tr.1-6 recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on June 21 & 22, 1977.
tr. 7-8 recorded at Columbia Studios on January 26, 1979.

All thanks to original releaser