Boxset / Compilation · 1976
Tracklist
A1 Blow Mr. Dexter 2:37
A2 Blow Mr. Dexter 2:53
A3 Dexter's Deck 2:52
A4 Dexter's Cuttin' Out 3:05
A5 Dexter's Minor Mad 2:40
A6 Long Tall Dexter 2:42
A7 Long Tall Dexter 3:01
A8 Dexter Rides Again 3:12
B1 I Can't Escape From You 3:07
B2 I Can't Escape From You 3:12
B3 Dexter Digs In 2:49
B4 Dexter Digs In 2:53
B5 Settin' The Pace 5:47
B6 So Easy 2:36
B7 So Easy 2:38
C1 Dexter's Riff 2:56
C2 Dexter's Riff 2:42
C3 Dexter's Mood 2:48
C4 Dextrose 2:44
C5 Index 3:00
C6 Dextivity 2:55
C7 Wee Dot 2:38
C8 Wee Dot 2:37
D1 Lion Roars 2:52
D2 Lion Roars 2:47
D3 After Hours Bop 16:33
Line-up/Musicians
Baritone Saxophone – Leo Parker (tracks: B5 to C2, C7 to D2)
Bass – Curley Russell (tracks: A6 to B4, C7 to D2), Gene Ramey (tracks: A1 to A5), Nelson Boyd (tracks: B5 to C6)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: B5 to C2), Art Mardigan (tracks: C3 to C6), Eddie Nicholson (tracks: A1 to A5), Max Roach (tracks: A6 to B4), Shadow Wilson (tracks: C7 to D2)
Piano – Bud Powell (tracks: A6 to B4), Hank Jones (tracks: C7 to D2), Sadik Hakim (tracks: A1 to A5), Tadd Dameron (tracks: B5 to C6)
Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
Trombone – J.J. Johnson (tracks: C7 to D2)
Trumpet – Fats Navarro (tracks: C3 to C6), Joe Newman (tracks: C7 to D2), Leonard Hawkins (tracks: A6 to B4)
only track D3:
Alto Saxophone – Sonny Criss
Bass – Red Callender
Drums – Roy Porter
Guitar – Barney Kessell
Piano – Hampton Hawes
Trombone – Trummy Young
Trumpet – Howard McGhee
About this release
Savoy Records – SJL 2211 (US)
A1 to A5 Recorded October 30, 1945.
A6 to B4 Recorded January 29, 1946.
B5 to C2 Recorded December 11, 1947.
C3 to C6 Recorded December 22, 1947.
C7 to D2 Recorded December 19, 1947.
D3 Recorded (Around) April 1947
Thanks to Matt for the addition and snobb for the updates