Dexter Gordon Gettin' Around: Blue Note Classic

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series Edition of Dexter Gordon's Gettin' Around on All-Analog 180g LP. Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany.

The suave saxophone master Dexter Gordon had been living in Europe for several years when he returned to the U.S. for a brief stay during which he entered Van Gelder Studio to record what would be his final Blue Note album, Gettin’ Around, in 1965. Dexter’s tenor holds the spotlight throughout this sublime set, the lone horn accompanied ably by a unique instrumentation with Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Barry Harris on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Dexter is at his luxuriously lyrical best on a program of bossas (“Manhã de Carnaval”), ballads ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool"), and even a Basie hit (“Shiny Stockings”). The album closes playfully with Dexter’s own stylish original “Le Coiffeur.”

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Musicians:
Dexter Gordon - Saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson - Vibraphone
Barry Harris - Piano
Bob Cranshaw - Bass
Billy Higgins - Drums

Features:
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• All analog 180g Stereo Vinyl LP
• Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany