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Along with Gene Ammons and Stanley Turrentine, Dexter Gordon was one of the top ballad players of the '60s. Having already made his name in the bebop era and as an expatriate in Europe, Gordon returned to the States to record a series of fine Blue Note discs during the first half of the decade. This edition of the label's Ballads series features Gordon at his peak and in the company of some of hard bop's best players. Whether melding nicely with trumpeter Donald Byrd from a Paris date in 1964 ("Darn That Dream") or locking in with the stellar
| 1 | Darn That Dream | ♡ | 7:32 | Jimmy Van Heusen / Eddie DeLange | |
| 2 | Don’t Explain | ♡ | 6:07 | Arthur Herzog, Jr. / Billie Holiday | |
| 3 | I’m a Fool to Want You | ♡ | 6:45 | Frank Sinatra / Jack Wolf / Joel Herron | |
| 4 | Ernie’s Tune | ♡ | 4:17 | Dexter Gordon | |
| 5 | You’ve Changed | ♡ | 7:28 | Carl Fischer / Bill Carey | |
| 6 | Willow Weep for Me | ♡ | 8:49 | Ann Ronell | Dexter Gordon / Bud Powell / Kenny Clarke / Pierre Michelot |
| 7 | Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry | ♡ | 5:23 | Jule Styne / Sammy Cahn | |
| 8 | Body and Soul | ♡ | 17:00 | Frank Eyton / Robert Sour / Edward Heyman / Johnny Green |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000268684
Credits
Bass — Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Drums — Espen Rud Piano — Kenny Drew Producer — Hallvard Kvåle, Johs Bergh Recorded By — Jan Erik Kongshaug Tenor Saxophone — Dexter Gordon Vocals — Dexter Gordon, Karin Krog
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