Dexter Gordon- Landslide (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)

Label: Blue Note

Reissued 7/4/2025, Originally released 1980

Dexter Gordon experienced a career renaissance with his momentous comeback on Blue Note in the early 1960s which produced numerous all-time classic albums. In 1980, producer Michael Cuscuna dug into the vaults to compile Landslide, a collection released as part of the LT Series that was comprised of previously unreleased tracks that the legendary saxophonist had recorded for the label during three different sessions in 1961-62 with a varied cast of musicians including trumpeters Tommy Turrentine and Dave Burns; pianists Kenny Drew, Sir Charles Thompson, and Sonny Clark; bassists Paul Chambers, Al Lucas, and Ron Carter; and drummers Philly Joe Jones and Willie Bobo. The seven-song set is a showcase of Gordon's hard-swinging improvisational creativity and brilliant balladry.

Track listing:

1. Landslide
2. Love Locked Out
3. You Said It
4. Serenade in Blue
   
5. Blue Gardenia
6. Six Bits Jones
7. Second Balcony Jump