After his exile in Europe Dexter Gordon returned to the USA the end of 1976. This event was documented on the 2 LP set 'Homecoming - Live at the Village Vanguard' (CD1 & 2). After this Dexter and producer Michael Cuscuna embarked on a new project only a major label could fund: a larger ensemble to support the lush and marvellous tenor sound of Mr. Gordon. Slide Hampton was enlisted as arranger and the result was the album 'Sophisticated Giant' (CD3). With his working quartet (George Cables, Rufus Reid and Eddie Gladden) Dexter recorded 'Manhattan Symphony' in 1978 (CD4). The 'Live at Carnegie Hall' tapes were discovered in 1998 and here we hear the quartet stretching out a bit more than in the confines of the studio walls. Johnny Griffin sits in on 2 tracks (CD5). The quartet broke up at the end of the '70s so the next album 'Gotham City' became an all-star affair with Woody Shaw, George Benson, Cedar Walton, Art Blakey and Percy Heath (CD6). The CBS All-Stars - Montreux Summit and the Havana Jam tracks on which Dexter plays can be found on CD7. The tracks from the 'Great Encounters' album are put back together with the original sessions from which they came. Dexter would even reach greater stardom with the general public through his appearance in the movie ''Round Midnight' but these albums from the late '70s show us the strength and magnificent skills he had as an improviser. A true Sophisticated Giant of the Tenor Saxophone.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Gingerbread Boy

Dexter Gordon

2.Little Red's Fantasy

Dexter Gordon

3.Fenja

Dexter Gordon

4.Incase You Haven't Heard

Dexter Gordon

5.Fried Bananas

Dexter Gordon

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.It's You Or No One

Dexter Gordon

2.Let's Get Down

Dexter Gordon

3.'Round Midnight

Dexter Gordon

4.Backstairs

Dexter Gordon

5.Body and Soul

Dexter Gordon

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.Laura

Dexter Gordon

2.The Moontrane

Dexter Gordon

3.Red Top

Dexter Gordon

4.Fried Bananas

Dexter Gordon

5.You're Blasé

Dexter Gordon

6.How Insensitive

Dexter Gordon

7.Diggin' In

Dexter Gordon

8.It's Only a Paper Moon

Dexter Gordon

Disc 4

Track name

Artist

1.As Time Goes By

Dexter Gordon

2.Moment's Notice

Dexter Gordon

3.Tanya

Dexter Gordon

4.I Told You So

Dexter Gordon

5.Body and Soul

Dexter Gordon

6.LTD

Dexter Gordon

7.Ruby, My Dear

Dexter Gordon

8.Secret Love

Dexter Gordon

Disc 5

Track name

Artist

1.Introduction

Dexter Gordon

2.Secret Love

Dexter Gordon

3.Introduction

Dexter Gordon

4.The End of a Love Affair

Dexter Gordon

5.Introduction

Dexter Gordon

6.More Than You Know

Dexter Gordon

7.Introduction

Dexter Gordon

8.Blues Up and Down

Dexter Gordon

9.Introduction

Dexter Gordon

10.Cheesecake

Dexter Gordon

Disc 6

Track name

Artist

1.Hi Fly

Dexter Gordon

2.A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Dexter Gordon

3.The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)

Dexter Gordon

4.Gotham City

Dexter Gordon

5.A Conversation With Dexter Gordon. Music Elements/Gotham City/A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square/Hi Fly/The Blues Walk

Dexter Gordon

6.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Short Version)

Dexter Gordon

7.Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Long Version)

Dexter Gordon

Disc 7

Track name

Artist

1.Fried Bananas

Dexter Gordon

2.The Moontrane

Dexter Gordon

3.Red Top

Dexter Gordon

4.Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Dexter Gordon

5.Project S

Dexter Gordon

6.Isn't She Lovely

Dexter Gordon

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