Sophisticated Giant
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Sophisticated Giant is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded in 1977 by an eleven-piece band playing tunes arranged by trombone player Slide Hampton. The album marked Gordon's return to the United States after a long residency in Europe.
Reception
Template:Music ratings The Bay State Banner wrote that "Slide Hampton's library of duets, solos, rhythm, harmony, and intense ensemble choruses have variety, but also a consistent deployment of moods and gambits."[1]
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow called the album "an excellent acquisition."[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Laura" (David Raksin) – 7:37
- "The Moontrane" (Woody Shaw) – 6:36
- "Red Top" (Lionel Hampton, Ben Kynard) – 8:51
Side two
- "Fried Bananas" (Dexter Gordon) – 7:53
- "You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 9:49
- "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 4:53
- All tunes arranged by Slide Hampton
- Recorded June 21 & 22, 1977 at Sound Ideas, NYC by William Wittman
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon — tenor and soprano saxophone
- Frank Wess — alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Woody Shaw — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Benny Bailey — lead trumpet, flugelhorn
- Slide Hampton — trombone
- Wayne Andre — lead trombone
- Howard Johnson — tuba, baritone saxophone
- Bobby Hutcherson — vibes
- George Cables — piano
- Rufus Reid — bass
- Victor Lewis — drums
- Technical
- William Wittman — engineer, recording, mixing
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".