Take the "A" Train

by Dexter Gordon

Overview

During a two-day period (July 20-21, 1967) tenor-saxophonist Dexter Gordon and his quartet (pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels Pederson and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath) recorded enough music to fill up three CDs, all of which have been released by the English Black Lion label. Four of the six standards on this hard-swinging set ("But Not for me," "Take the 'A' Train," "Blues Walk" and "Love for Sale") are over ten minutes long while the other two ("For All We Know" and "I Guess I'll Have to Hang My Tears out to Dry" are a little more concise). Throughout, Dexter Gordon is in consistently creative form, making this CD well worth getting by his fans. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	03/24/2017
Label:	Org Music
UPC:	0711574708512
Rank:	37633

Tracks

1. But Not for Me
2. Take the a Train
3. For All We Know

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dexter Gordon   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Albert "Tootie" Heath   Guest Artist,Drums
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen   Guest Artist,Bass
Kenny Drew   Guest Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

J. Fred Coots   Composer
Birger Svan   Engineer
Cole Porter   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Dexter Gordon   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Alan Bates   Producer
Clifford Brown   Composer
Lou Donaldson   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Leni Sinclair   Photography
Malcolm Walker   Artwork
Ray Avery   Photography
Mark Gardner   Liner Notes
Rick Simenson   Cover Design
G   Composer