Body and soul is a live album by american saxophonist dexter gordon recorded at the jazzhus montmartre in copenhagen, denmark in 1967 and released in. In the 60s, he left his vices behind and created some wonderful music. Meditation dexter gordon solo transcription bb pdf. Body and soul, and either analyze the differences in an essay or rerecord them on a cd. Chords in parenthesis are in concert key for accompaniment by c instruments the apartment. Dexter gordon body and soul belgium, 1964 22 youtube. Im not too fond of his later prestige and steeplechase albums, theyre a few notches below his blue notes in my opinion. As time goes by dexter gordon solo transcription bb pdf. The essential dexter gordon, an album by dexter gordon on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american. One of the outstanding tenor saxophonists in jazz history, and a major figure in bop known for his heavy doses of swing. Later in his career, he achieved the status of an american icon with his lead role in bernard taverniers 1986 film, round midnight, which garnered him an academy award nomination. Dexter gordon sheet music and music books at sheet music plus.
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His scholarly work explores the themes of public discourse, social theory, and social, intellectual, and political history through his research and writing. Clubhouse is an album by american jazz saxophonist dexter gordon. As the first to translate charlie parkers bebop mode to the tenor saxophone, dexter gordon was a serious player in l. Like all of the music in the film, body and soul was recorded live on the set. On dexter gordons 89th birthday, my liner notes for the complete.
It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by blue note records. Dexter gordon holds a ba in theology, jamaica theological seminary and ma in communication ethics, wheaton college, and a ph. Dexter gordon body and soul free download as pdf file. I got a musical inte grity from him that has been invaluable to me. Tenorsaxophonist dexter gordon recorded three cds worth of material during a twoday period at copenhagens legendary montmartre club. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. The art of becoming the soul, a collaborative project filmed with michelle shaw, is now available at a significantly reduced price through the soul bridging website. Dexter gordon the rainbow people the jazzomat research. Feb 15, 2008 i like dexter gordons 1960s blue notes best, theyre the pinnacle of his long career in my view. Heres a great video documentary on the life and playing of the great tenor saxophone player dexter gordon. Dexter gordon more than you know documentary neffmusic. Dexter gordon s body and soul are you talking about the version he playes on manhattan symphony. Art of the ballad 1969 bb solo transcription pdf digital download.
Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from. During a twoday period july 2021, 1967 tenorsaxophonist dexter gordon and his quartet pianist kenny drew, bassist niels pederson and drummer albert tootie heath recorded enough music to fill up three cds, all of which have been released by the english black lion label. Body and soul dexter gordon solo transcription bb pdf. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals body and soul. He explains how the song influenced his choices when naming his children. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Dexter gordon saxophonist birth of bebop 1 descent into addiction 2 triumphant homecoming 3 selected discography 4 sources 5 dexter gordonor long tall dex, as the sixfoot, fiveinch jazz saxophonist was often calledwas one of the primary innovators of bebop jazz and a perennial fa. Youll find a wide selection of dexter gordon sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The essential dexter gordon by dexter gordon on amazon. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. Vor allem durch dexter gordon wurde auch lester youngs innovative. From the first moments when dexter gordon sails into the opening song full of brightness and confidence, it is obvious that go is going to be one of those albums where everything just seems to come together magically. Gordon was initially inspired by lester young, but his intense playing and rich sound reflect the influence of herschel evans and illinois jacquet, bigtoned tenor players of the 1930s and 1940s.
Its fascinating to hear the different interpretations. For the price, its a steal, go for it if you enjoy dexter gordon. Body and soul is a live album by american saxophonist dexter gordon recorded at the jazzhus montmartre in copenhagen, denmark in 1967 and released in 1988 with five tracks as listed below. If you dont have a pdf converter may i recommend pdf995. The official website of the dexter gordon society a new yorkbased nonprofit organization celebrating the life and legacy of legendary saxophonist and academy award nominated actor dexter gordon 19231990. Dexter gordon biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. For more on dexter gordon, including a film clip from a vintage performance at a dutch nightclub, see our earlier article dexter gordon. Dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the most important tenor saxophonists to emerge during the bebop era. Often dexter would combine standard chord changes for the asections.
After mance postulates a few mccoy tyner chords, gordon states the melody of body and soulthe first. Body and soul is a live album by american saxophonist dexter gordon recorded at the jazzhus montmartre in copenhagen, denmark in 1967 and released in 1988 with five tracks as listed below the album had first been released on the black lion label in 1974 as blues walk. For the first time in his career, he was leading his own band, which stayed. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. I learned a great deal stylistically from the three different jazz tenor greats, dexter gordon, coleman hawkins, and lester young. In search of the soul, god and creation, majesty of love, the seven soul types and more. Dexter gordons ultimate body and soul cynthia folioa, alexander brinkmana soon after returning to the united states from europe in 1976, dexter gordon formed a band with george cables piano, rufus reid bass, and eddie gladden drums.
Edit release all versions of this release new submission. Submit data corrections for body and soul dexter gordon on allmusic. It is based in coltranes recording with the little vamp thing at the top. Dexter gordon the montmartre collection 1967 2cd set. Check out the essential dexter gordon by dexter gordon on amazon music. Body and soul eytongreen, heyman, sour dexter gordon, ts. Body and soul dexter gordon round midnight, 1986 youtube. Gordon is accompanied by herbie hancock on piano, john mclaughlin on guitar, pierre michelot on bass and billy higgins on drums. Dexter gordon body and soul live lyrics genius lyrics. Dexter gordon lyrics all the great songs and their lyrics from dexter gordon on lyrics. September 26, 2007 this week, nprs tony cox cues up the music tanya by dexter gordon. See new and popular dexter gordon songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Jul 20, 2017 dexter gordon homecoming body and soul. Provided to youtube by label engine body and soul part 1 dexter gordon dexter gordon featuring joe newman.