Dexter Gordon

"Dexter Blows Hot and Cool"

featuring Carl Perkins, Leroy Vinnegar, Chuck Thompson & Jimmy Robinson, rec. Nov-Dec 1955.

Original red vinyl deep groove pressing from 1956 on Dootone Records, catalog #Dl-207, mono.

Since the vinyl is red, it's hard to see many defects in the vinyl surface, there seems to be a few small light scuffs, and the surface noise I notice is some light but noticeable background static with occasional light ticks. The static is most likely a function of the red vinyl pressing more than due to wear. The thick cardboard cover has had some water damage along the bottom quarter and there's some evidence of mold spotting there, and the bottom edge is split nearly all the way across probably due to the water damage. Elsewhere, the cover has light ringwear and the other edges have light wear but are not split.

tracks:

1. Silver Plated

2. Cry Me A River

3. Rhythm Mad

4. Don't Worry About Me

5. I Hear Music

6. Bonna Rue

7. I Should Care

8. Blowin' For Dootsie

9. Tenderly

It's understandable that most people concentrate on Gordon's Blue Note albums of the first half of the 60's, but the couple of perfectly fine albums he recorded in the mid-50's tend to get completely overlooked. That's a shame, because they represent an interesting interlude in his career, midway between the youthful rambunctiousness of his Savoy sides and the maturity of his Blue Notes. This album, for instance, alternates uptempo swingers with masterful ballads (thus the title). There's a straightforward quality to it that makes the Blue Note material seem to have a sour undertow in comparison. While that may be part of what gives the Blue Notes their complexity, like the proverbial fine wine, it's nice to occasionally have a shot of neat whiskey. The album Daddy Plays the Horn, from this same period, is equally good.

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