Dexter Gordon – OUR MAN IN PARIS ((Vinyl)) – Default Title

Personnel: Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Bud Powell (piano); Pierre Michelot (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums). Recorded at CBS Studios, Paris, France on May 23, 1963. Originally released on Blue Note (4146). Includes liner notes by Nat Hentoff and Bob Blumenthal. One of the most successful of Blue Note’s ‘blue’ period and an album that remains his finest work. Although his tenor sax occasionally grates, this is a brilliant example of late bebop. Supported by Bud Powell (piano), Kenny Clarke (drums) and Pierre Michelot (bass), the simple quartet sound coolly in control. ‘Willow Weep For Me’ is played with great beauty and ‘A Night in Tunisia’ is yet another well-crafted version. The wonderful bonus of ‘Our Love Is Here To Stay’ and ‘Like Someone In Love’ (from Powell’s Alternate Takes) on the CD reissue puts this album in the first division.

• RSD Release Date: DDD
• Genre: Jazz