Ilsaxofono.it

1941

Lionel Hampton, Vol. 1: 1941-42  (Coral (G) COPS 7185)

Karle George, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (tp) Fried Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan (tb) Marshall Royal (as, cl) Ray Perry (as, vln) Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet (ts) Jack McVea (bars) Lionel Hampton (vib, vo) Milt Buckner (p) Irving Ashby (g) Vernon Alley (b) George Jenkins (d) Rubel Blakey (vo)
NYC, Dicembre 24, 1941
70100-A     Just for You
70101-A     Southern Echoes
70102-A     My Wish
70103-A     Nola
Lionel Hampton 6 - Extra Takes 1941-1949  (MCA (F) 510.140)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
70101-A     Southern Echoes (alt. take)

1943

Nat King Cole Meets the Master Saxes  (Phoenix LP 5)

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) possibly Johnny Miller (b) Juicy Owens (d)
Los Angeles, CA, tardo 1943 o circa Luglio, 1944
1892     I Found a New Baby
1893     Rosetta
1894     Sweet Lorraine
1895     I Blowed and Gone

Melba Liston (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Charles Fox (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 5, 1947
D1082-C     Lullaby in Rhythm

** Ristampata anche su Spotlite (E) SPJ 136.

1944

Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  (AFRS Jubilee 76)

Tony DiNardi, Jake Porter, Clint Waters, Leroy White (tp) Allen Durham, George Washington (tb) Emerson Harper, Sahib Shihab (as) Dexter Gordon, Woodrow Keys (ts) Herman Johnson (bars) Horace Henderson (p) unknown (b) Gene Shelton (d) Fletcher Henderson (cond)
Hollywood, CA, Aprile 24, 1944
      One O'Clock Jump (theme)
      I Got Rhythm
      Keep 'Em Swinging
      Stompin' at the Savoy
      Bugle Blues
      One O'Clock Jump (theme)
Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra  (AFRS Jubilee 77)

Stessi musicisti
Hollywood, CA, Maggio 1, 1944
      One O'Clock Jump (theme)
      Jeep Rhythm
      Rose Room
      Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
      One O'Clock Jump (theme)
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra 1944-1945  (Blue Ace BA 3603)

Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
NYC, Maggio 19 & 20, 1944
      Ain't Misbehavin'

Stessi musicisti
NYC, Settembre 21, 1944
      Perdido
      Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby

** Ristampata anche su BYG (J) YX 4007.
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS One Night Stand 240)

Stessi musicisti
NYC, Maggio 19 & 20, 1944
      I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City
      Besame Mucho
      A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
      Swanee River
      Baby Don't You Cry
      Don't Sweetheart Me
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS One Night Stand 253)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
      Easy as You Go
      Blues in the Night
      I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night
      I'll Be Around
      Keep on Jumpin'
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS One Night Stand 267)

Stessi musicisti
NYC, Maggio 23, 1944
      Titoli sconosciuti
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Masters, Vol. 2  (Swing House (E) SWH 44)

omit Ross
South Gate, Maggio 26, 1944
      No Love, No Nothin'
      Is My Baby Blue Tonight?
      Blues in the Night
      Keep on Jumpin'
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS Spotlight Bands 382)

più Jimmy Ross (vo)
Stockton, Giugno 7, 1944
      King Porter Stomp
      It's Love Love Love
      Ain't Misbehavin'
      When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Louis Armstrong - Chronological Study  (MCA Decca 3063 72)

Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Dorothy Dandridge (vo -4)
Los Angeles, CA, Agosto 9, 1944
1.     Groovin'
2.     Baby
3.     Don't You Cry
4.     Whatcha Say
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS Spotlight Bands 444)

Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo) replaces Dandridge
Fort Wachuka, Agosto 18, 1944
      Louise
      Going My Way
      Sweet and Lovely
      Groovin'
      Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Billy Eckstine - Mr. B  (Ember (E) FA 2010)

Gail Brockman, Dizzy Gillespie, Marion Hazel, Shorty McConnell (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott (tb) Gerald Valentine (tb, arr) Bill Frazier, John Jackson (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p, arr) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb) Tadd Dameron, Jerry Valentine (arr)
NYC, Settembre 5, 1944
118-2     If That's the Way You Feel
119-4     I Want to Talk About You
120-3     Blowing the Blues Away
121-2     Opus X
122     I'll Wait and Pray
Billy Eckstine - Blowing the Blues Away  (Swingtime (E) ST 1015)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
120     Blowing the Blues Away
Billy Eckstine and his Orchestra  (Audio Lab AL 1549)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
123     The Real Thing Happened to Me
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra  (AFRS Spotlight Bands 465)

Jesse Brown, Lester Currant, Andrew Ford, Thomas Grider (tp) Louis Armstrong (tp, vo) Larry Anderson, Joe Taswell Baird, Adam Martin (tb) John Brown, Willard Brown (as) Dexter Gordon, Teddy McRae (ts) Ernest Thompson (bars) Ed Swanston (p) Emmett Slay (g) Alfred Moore (b) James Harris (d) Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
Camp Reynolds, Settembre 12, 1944
      Time Alone Will Tell
      Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
      King Porter Stomp
Various Artists - Various Artist BG, Louis, Pops and Tram  (IAJRC 21)

omit Middleton, Ross
Philadelphia, PA, Settembre 12, 1944
      Perdido
      Brother Bill
      Ain't Misbehavin'
      Groovin'
Louis Armstrong Armed Forces Radio Service 1943/44  (Duke (It) D 1021)

più Velma Middleton, Jimmy Ross (vo)
Tuskogge Airfield, Ottobre 5, 1944
      Theme
      Keep on Jumpin'
      Swingin' on a Star
      It Had to Be You

 

1945

Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High  (Savoy MG 12020)

Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Frank Paparelli (p) Chuck Wayne (g) Murray Shipinski (b) Irv Kluger (d)
NYC, Febbraio 9, 1945
G555     Blue 'n' Boogie
Billy Eckstine - Blues for Sale  (EmArcy MG 36029)

Gail Brockman, Boonie Hazel, Shorty McConnell, Fats Navarro (tp) Joe Taswell Baird, Chippy Outcalt, Howard Scott, Gerald Valentine (tb) Budd Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) John Malachi (p) Connie Wainwright (g) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d) Billy Eckstine (vo)
NYC, Maggio 2, 1945
NSC53-1     Lonesome Lover Blues
Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs of Mr. "B"  (EmArcy MG 36030)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
NSC54-3     A Cottage for Sale
Various Artists - The Advance Guard of the '40s  (EmArcy MG 36016)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
NSC55-2     I Love the Rhythm in a Riff
Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness  (Regent MG 6058)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
NSC56     Last Night
Ben Webster Nonet  (Jazz Archives (F) JA 35)

Don Byas, Herbie Fields, Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster (ts) Stuff Smith (vln) Duke Ellington (p) unknown (g) Al Lucas (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
NYC, Agosto 20, 1945
      Honeysuckle Rose
Charlie Parker - Every Bit of It 1945  (Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D)

Buck Clayton (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Sir Charles Thompson (p) Danny Barker (g) Jimmy Butts (b) J.C. Heard (d)
NYC, Settembre 4, 1945
R1030     Takin' Off
R1031     If I Had You
R1032     20th Century Blues
R1033     The Street Beat
Long Tall Dexter  (Savoy SJL 2211)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Sadik Hakim (p) Gene Ramey (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
NYC, Ottobre 30, 1945
D5841     Blow Mr. Dexter (alt. take)

Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, Gennaio 29, 1946
S5878     Long Tall Dexter (alt. take)
S5880-7     I Can't Escape from You (alt. take)
S5881     Dexter Digs in (alt. take)

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, Luglio 6, 1947
BOP54     Bop After Hours, Pt. 1 (After Hours Bop)
BOP55     Bop After Hours, Pt. 2 (After Hours Bop)
BOP56     Bop After Hours, Pt. 3 (After Hours Bop)
BOP57     Bop After Hours, Pt. 4 (After Hours Bop)
BOP58     Bop After Hours, Pt. 5 (After Hours Bop)
BOP59     Bop After Hours, Pt. 6 (After Hours Bop)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, Dicembre 11, 1947
S3493     So Easy (alt. take)
S3494     Dexter's Riff (alt. take)

Joe Newman (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts, as) Leo Parker (bars) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, Dicembre 19, 1947
S3495-1     Wee Dot
S3495-3     -
S3497-1     The Lion Roars
S3497-3     The Lion Roars (Lion's Roar)
Dexter Rides Again  (Savoy MG 12130)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Sadik Hakim (p) Gene Ramey (b) Eddie Nicholson (d)
NYC, Ottobre 30, 1945
D5841     Blow Mr. Dexter
D5842     Dexter's Deck
D5843     Dexter's Cuttin' Out
D5844     Dexter's Minor Mad

Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, Gennaio 29, 1946
S5878     Long Tall Dexter
S5879-1     Dexter Rides Again
S5880-13     I Can't Escape from You
S5881     Dexter Digs in

Dexter Gordon (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
NYC, Dicembre 11, 1947
S3491-3     Settin'n the Pace, Pt. 1
S3492-3     Settin'n the Pace, Pt. 2
S3493     So Easy
S3494     Dexter's Riff

 

1946

The Fabulous Benny Carter  (Audio Lab AL 1505)

Emmett Berry, Joe Newman, Shorty Rogers (tp) Neal Hefti (tp, arr) Al Grey, Alton Moore, Sandy Williams, Trummy Young (tb) Tony Scott (cl, as) Russell Procope (as) Benny Carter (as, tp, arr) Willard Brown (as, bars) Don Byas, Dexter Gordon (ts) Sonny White (p) Freddie Green (g) John Simmons (b) J.C. Heard (d) Maxine Sullivan (vo) James Cannady, Frank Comstock (arr)
NYC, Gennaio 8, 1946
171     I'm the Caring Kind
172     Looking for a Boy
173     Rose Room
Settin' the Pace  (Savoy Jazz SVY 17027)

Leonard Hawkins (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Bud Powell (p) Curly Russell (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, Gennaio 29, 1946
S5881     Dexter Digs in (alt. take 2)
Numa Lee Davis - Just a Dream c/w Wake Up Old Maid  (Jewel ON 2000)

Russell Jacquet (tp) Gus Evans (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Arthur Dennis (bars) Jimmy Bunn (p) Leo Blevins (g) Herman Washington (b) Chico Hamilton (d) Numa Lee Davis (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, Settembre 21, 1946
JRC234     Just a Dream
Various Artists - Black California, Vol. 2  (Savoy SJL 2242)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
JRC235     Wake Up Old Maid
JRC235-2     Wake Up Old Maid (take 2)
JRC235-5     Wake Up Old Maid (take 5)

Jacquet plays (tp, vo); omit Davis
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
JRC236-1     Blues a la Russ
JRC236-5     Blues a la Russ (take 5)
JRC236-7     Blues a la Russ (take 7)
Russell Jacquet - Blues a la Russ c/w Side Saddle Blues  (Jewel ON 2001)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
JRC237-3     Side Saddle Blues

 

1947

Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Chase  (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130)

Melba Liston (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Charles Fox (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 5, 1947
D1081-D     Mischievous Lady
D1081-E     -

Wardell Gray (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) replaces Liston, Fox
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 12, 1947
D1083-C     The Chase (nc.)
D1083-D     The Chase, Pt. 1
D1084-D     The Chase, Pt. 2

omit Gray
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
D1085-B     Chromatic Aberration
D1086-A     It's the Talk of the Town, I (On the Town)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
NYC, Dicembre 4, 1947
D1141-E     Ghost of a Chance
D1142-A     Sweet and Lovely
D1142-D     -

più Teddy Edwards (ts)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
D1143-C     The Duel, Pt. 1 (Horning in, Pt. 1)
D1143-DD     The Duel, Pt. 1
Dexter Gordon on Dial - Move!  (Spotlite (E) SPJ 133)

Melba Liston (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Charles Fox (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 5, 1947
D1082-F     Lullaby in Rhythm

Jimmy Bunn (p) replaces Liston, Fox
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 12, 1947
D1085-C     Iridescence (Chromatic Aberration)
D1086-B     It's the Talk of the Town, II (Talk of the Town)
D1087-A     Bikini (Blues Bikini)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
NYC, Dicembre 4, 1947
D1141-C     Ghost of a Chance
Dexter Gordon  (Dial LP 204)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 12, 1947
D1085-A     Chromatic Aberration
Various Artists - Okeh Jazz  (Columbia 35790/38131)

Howard McGhee (tp) Willie Smith (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Mary Ann McCall (vo) Ralph Burns (arr, cond)
Los Angeles, CA, Giugno 19, 1947
      Money Is Honey
      I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man
      On Time

** Ristampata anche su Epic EG 37315.
Various Artists - Jazz Off the Air, Vol. 3  (Spotlite (E) SPJ 148)

Al Grey (tb) Benny Carter (as, tp) Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson (ts) Sonny White (p) Jimmy Cannady (g) Tom Moultrie (b) Percy Brice (d) Clarke Gilben, Hal Hooper, Jane Hutton, Chuck Lowry (vo) a.o.
Pasadena, metà 1947
      One O'Clock Jump
      Jump Call
      My Gal Sal
Benny Carter and his Orchestra  (AFRS Jubilee 246)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
      Prelude to a Kiss
      Somebody Loves Me
Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert - West Coast  (Savoy MG 12012)

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) possibly Leroy Gray (b) Ken Kennedy (d)
"Elks Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, Luglio 6, 1947
BOP3     The Hunt, Pt. 1 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP4     The Hunt, Pt. 2 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP5     The Hunt, Pt. 3 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP6     The Hunt, Pt. 4 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP7     The Hunt, Pt. 5 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP8     The Hunt, Pt. 6 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP9     The Hunt, Pt. 7 (Rock' n' Shoals)
BOP10     The Hunt, Pt. 8 (Rock' n' Shoals)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
BOP15     Bopera, Pt. 1 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP16     Bopera, Pt. 2 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP17     Bopera, Pt. 3 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP18     Bopera, Pt. 4 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP19     Bopera, Pt. 5 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP20     Bopera, Pt. 6 (Disorder at the Border)
BOP21     Bopera, Pt. 7 (Disorder at the Border)
Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon - The Hunt  (Savoy SJL 2222)

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
BOP36     Bopland, Pt. 1 (Byas-A-Drink)
BOP37     Bopland, Pt. 2 (Byas-A-Drink)
BOP38     Bopland, Pt. 3 (Byas-A-Drink)
BOP39     Bopland, Pt. 4 (Byas-A-Drink)
BOP40     Bopland, Pt. 5 (Byas-A-Drink)
BOP41     Bopland, Pt. 6 (Byas-A-Drink)
Various Artists - Jazz Concert West Coast  (Regent MG 6049)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
BOP42     Jeronimo, Pt. 1 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP43     Jeronimo, Pt. 2 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP44     Jeronimo, Pt. 3 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP45     Jeronimo, Pt. 4 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP46     Jeronimo, Pt. 5 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP47     Jeronimo, Pt. 6 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP48     Jeronimo, Pt. 7 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)
BOP49     Jeronimo, Pt. 8 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)

** Ristampata anche su Savoy MG 12196.
Various Artists - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions  (Mosaic MQ19 170)

Ray Linn (tp) Jimmy Giuffre (as, ts) Dexter Gordon (ts) Red Norvo (p) Barney Kessel (g -1) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Jesse Price (vo) Shorty Rogers (arr)
Los Angeles, CA, Novembre 28, 1947
1. 2627-2D     Baby, Let's Be Friends!
2. 2628-1D     My Baby Done Left Me

** Ristampata anche su Mosaic MD12 170.
Various Artists - Capitol Jazz Classics, Vol. 4  (Capitol M 11029)

Ray Linn (tp) Jimmy Giuffre (as, ts) Dexter Gordon (ts) Red Norvo (vib, p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d) Shorty Rogers (arr)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
2626-5D     I'll Follow You

più Dodo Marmarosa (p)
Los Angeles, CA, Novembre 30, 1947
2644-4D     Bop!
Dexter Gordon on Dial - The Complete Sessions  (Spotlite (E) SPJ 130 CD)

Teddy Edwards, Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Rowles (p) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)
NYC, Dicembre 4, 1947
D1144-C     The Duel, Pt. 2 (Horning in, Pt. 2)
D1144-DF     The Duel, Pt. 2
Wynonie Harris - Love Is Like Rain c/w Your Money Don't Mean a Thing (Come Live with Me Baby)  (King 4217)

Bob Merrill (tp) Gerald Valentine (tb) Don Stovall (as) Dexter Gordon, William Parker (ts) unknown (p) Rene Hall (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Wynonie Harris (vo)
NYC, Dicembre 16, 1947
K5321     Your Money Don't Mean a Thing (Come Live with Me Baby)
Various Artists - The Bebop Boys  (Savoy SJL 2225)

Joe Newman (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts, as) Leo Parker (bars) Hank Jones (p) Curly Russell (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, Dicembre 19, 1947
S3495-2     Wee Dot
S3495-4     -
S3496     Solitude
S3497-2     The Lion Roars
S3497-4     -
Leo Parker - Solitude c/w Mad Lad Boogie  (Savoy 929)

Stessa sessione di registrazione
 
S3498     Mad Lad Boogie
Fats Navarro Memorial, Vol. 2 - Nostalgia  (Savoy MG 12133)

Fats Navarro (tp -2/4) Dexter Gordon (ts) Tadd Dameron (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Art Mardigan (d)
NYC, Dicembre 22, 1947
1. S3511     Dexter's Mood
2. S3512     Dextrose
3. S3513     Index
4. S3514     Dextivity

 

1948

Various Artists - Battle of Tenor Saxes  (IAJRC 15)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Dicembre 16, 1948
      One the Town

 

1949
Dizzy Gillespie - Strictly Be Bop  (Capitol M 11059)

Fats Navarro (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sahib Shihab (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Cecil Payne (bars) Tadd Dameron (p) Curly Russell (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Vidal Balado (cga) Diego Iborra (bgo) Rae Pearl (vo)
NYC, Gennaio 18, 1949
3391-3E     Sid's Delight
3392-3E     Casbah

 

1950

Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2  (Prestige PRLP 7009)

Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
"Hula Hut Club", Los Angeles, CA, Agosto 27, 1950
(1231)     Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 1&2 (aka Move)
(1232)     Jazz on Sunset, Pt. 3&4 (aka Move)

** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 051.
** part of Prestige PR 7343.
The Sonny Criss Memorial Album  (Xanadu 200)

Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Jimmy Bunn (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Chuck Thompson (d) Damita Jo (vo)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
      I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Various Artists - Black California  (Savoy SJL 2215)

Vernon Smith (tp) Dexter Gordon (ts) Freddie Simon (bars -1/4) Maurice Simon (bars -5/8) Ernie Freeman (p -1/4) Ernie Freedman (p -5/8) Red Callender (b) J.C. Heard (d) Helen Humes (vo)
Los Angeles, CA, Novembre 20, 1950
1. D418     Ain't Gonna Quit You Baby
2. D419-4     Helen's Advice
3. D420     Knockin' Myself Out
4. D421-4     Airplane Blues
5.     Ain't Gonna Quit You Baby
6.     Helen's Advice
7.     Knockin' Myself Out
8.     Airplane Blues

 

1952

Helen Humes - New Million Dollar Secret  (Decca 28113)

unknown (tp) unknown (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) unknown (p) unknown (g) unknown (b) unknown (d) Helen Humes (vo)
'Just Jazz Concert', Pasadena, CA, Febbraio 2, 1952
      They Raided the Joint
      Loud Takin' Woman
      Mean Way of Lovin'
      I Cried for You

** Ristampata anche su Whiskey, Women and... KM 701.
Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon - Gene Norman Presents the Chase and the Steeplechase  (Decca DL 7025)

Conte Candoli (tp -1) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Bobby Tucker (p) Don Bagley (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
1.     The Steeplechase
2.     The Chase
Les Thompson - Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz  (RCA Victor LPM 3102)

Conte Candoli (tp) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Les Thompson (hca) Bobby Tucker (p) Don Bagley (b) Chico Hamilton (d)
Stesso luogo e data di registrazione
      Take the "A" Train
      Robbins' Nest
      Stardust
Wardell Gray, Dexter Gordon - The Master Swingers!  (Fontana FJL 907)

Wardell Gray (ts -1/4) Dexter Gordon (ts, bars) Gerald Wiggins (p, org, cel) Red Callender (b) Chuck Thompson (d) Gladys Bentley (vo)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno 9, 1952
1.     The Rubaiyat
2.     The Rubaiyat (alt. take)
3.     Jungle Jungle Jump
4.     Citizen's Bop
5.     My Kinda Love
Lowell Fulson  (Swing Time 320)

Dexter Gordon (ts) unknown (bars) unknown (p) Lowell Fulson (g) unknown (b) unknown (d)
Hollywood, CA, Giugno, 1952
      Good Party Shuffle

 

1955

Daddy Plays the Horn  (Bethlehem BCP 36)

Dexter Gordon (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Lawrence Marable (d)
Hollywood, CA, Settembre 18, 1955
      Daddy Plays the Horn
      Confirmation, Pt. 1&2
      Darn That Dream
      Number Four
      Autumn in New York, Pt. 1&2
      You Can Depend on Me
Stan Levey - This Time the Drum's on Me  (Bethlehem BCP 37)

Conte Candoli (tp) Frank Rosolino (tb) Dexter Gordon (ts) Lou Levy (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (d)
Los Angeles, CA, Settembre 27 & 28, 1955
      Diggin' for Diz
      Ruby, My Dear
      Tune Up
      La Chaloupee
      Day in, Day Out
      Stanley the Steamer
      This Time the Dream's on Me
Dexter Blows Hot and Cool  (Dootone DLP 207)

Jimmy Robinson (tp -1/6) Dexter Gordon (ts) Carl Perkins (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Chuck Thompson (d)
Novembre 11 & 12, 1955
1.     Cry Me a River
2.     Don't Worry 'Bout Me
3.     I Hear Music
4.     I Should Care
5.     Blowin' for Dootsie
6.     Tenderly
7.     Silver Plated
8.     Rhythm Mad
9.     Bonna Rue