Settin' the Pace

~ Release by Dexter Gordon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1I’ve Found a New Baby
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1943)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Juicy" Owens
piano:
Nat Cole
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Dexter Gordon Quintet4:41
2Rosetta
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1943)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Juicy" Owens
piano:
Nat Cole
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Dexter Gordon Quintet5:08
3Sweet Lorraine
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1943)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Juicy" Owens
piano:
Nat Cole
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Dexter Gordon Quintet4:55
4Blowed and Gone
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1943)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Juicy" Owens
piano:
Nat Cole
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Dexter Gordon Quintet4:44
5Blowing the Blues Away
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-09-05)
alto saxophone:
Bill Frazier (jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05) and John Jackson (American jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1944-09-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1944-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1944-09-05)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1944-09-05)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1944-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05) and Dexter Gordon (on 1944-09-05)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1944-09-05), Taswell Baird (on 1944-09-05), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1944-09-05) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1944-09-05)
trumpet:
Boonie Haze (on 1944-09-05), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1944-09-05), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1944-09-05) and Shorty McConnell (on 1944-09-05)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1944-09-05)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1944-09-05)
arranger:
Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
recording of:
Blowing the Blues Away (on 1944-09-05)
lyricist:
Billy Eckstine
composer:
Jerry Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine)
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra3:09
6Groovin’ High
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet2:39
7Blue ’n’ Boogie
recording of:
Blue ’n’ Boogie
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet3:02
8Lonesome Lover Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Albert "Budd" Johnson (on 1945-05-02) and Sonny Stitt (on 1945-05-02)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1945-05-02)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1945-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1945-05-02)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1945-05-02)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1945-05-02)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1945-05-02), Taswell Baird (on 1945-05-02) and Dexter Gordon (on 1945-05-02)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1945-05-02), Taswell Baird (on 1945-05-02), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1945-05-02) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1945-05-02)
trumpet:
“Shorty” Connel (on 1945-05-02), Boonie Hazel (on 1945-05-02), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1945-05-02) and Fats Navarro (on 1945-05-02)
valve trombone:
Billy Eckstine (on 1945-05-02)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1945-05-02)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1945-05-02)
recording of:
Lonesome Lover Blues
lyricist and composer:
Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra2:49
9Last Night
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Albert "Budd" Johnson (on 1945-05-02) and Sonny Stitt (on 1945-05-02)
baritone saxophone:
Leo Parker (on 1945-05-02)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1945-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1945-05-02)
guitar:
Connie Wainwright (on 1945-05-02)
piano:
John Malachi (on 1945-05-02)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1945-05-02), Taswell Baird (on 1945-05-02) and Dexter Gordon (on 1945-05-02)
trombone:
Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (on 1945-05-02), Taswell Baird (on 1945-05-02), Howard Scott (trombonist active in the 1940s/50s) (on 1945-05-02) and Gerald Valentine (trombone, aka Jerry Valentine) (on 1945-05-02)
trumpet:
“Shorty” Connel (on 1945-05-02), Boonie Hazel (on 1945-05-02), Gail Brockman (Jazz trumpet player) (on 1945-05-02) and Fats Navarro (on 1945-05-02)
valve trombone:
Billy Eckstine (on 1945-05-02)
vocals and conductor:
Billy Eckstine (on 1945-05-02)
orchestra:
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra (on 1945-05-02)
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra3:03
10Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-08-20)
double bass:
Al Lucas (Canadian jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Eddie Nicholson (jazz drummer)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
tenor saxophone:
Don Byas, Herbie Fields, Dexter Gordon and Ben Webster
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
instrumental recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
Dexter Gordon8:00
11Takin’ Off
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-09-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1945-09-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-04)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1945-09-04)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1945-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-09-04)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-09-04)
orchestra:
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars (on 1945-09-04)
recording of:
Takin' Off (on 1945-09-04)
composer:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz)
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars3:09
12If I Had You
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-09-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1945-09-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-04)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1945-09-04)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1945-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-09-04)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-09-04)
orchestra:
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars (on 1945-09-04)
recording of:
If I Had You (jazz standard)
writer:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly and Ted Shapiro
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Robbins Music Corp.
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars3:04
13The Street Beat
alto saxophone:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (on 1945-09-04)
double bass:
Jimmy Butts (on 1945-09-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1945-09-04)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1945-09-04)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (on 1945-09-04)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-09-04)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1945-09-04)
orchestra:
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars (on 1945-09-04)
Sir Charles Thompson & His All Stars2:34
14Blow Mr. Dexter
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-30)
producer:
Teddy Reig
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1945-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Nicholson (jazz drummer) (on 1945-10-30)
piano:
Argonne Thornton (on 1945-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-10-30)
recording of:
Blow Mr Dexter (on 1945-10-30)
Dexter Gordon’s All Stars2:59
15Dexter’s Deck
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-30)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1945-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Nicholson (jazz drummer) (on 1945-10-30)
piano:
Argonne Thornton (on 1945-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-10-30)
recording of:
Dexter's Deck
Dexter Gordon’s All Stars2:57
16Dexter’s Cuttin’ Out
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-30)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1945-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Nicholson (jazz drummer) (on 1945-10-30)
piano:
Argonne Thornton (on 1945-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-10-30)
recording of:
Dexter's Cuttin Out
Dexter Gordon’s All Stars3:10
17Dexter’s Minor Mad
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-30)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1945-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Ed Nicholson (jazz drummer) (on 1945-10-30)
piano:
Argonne Thornton (on 1945-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Dexter Gordon (on 1945-10-30)
recording of:
Dexter's Minor Mad
Dexter Gordon’s All Stars2:44
18Looking for a Boy
Benny Carter and His Orchestra2:55
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