Dexter Blows Hot and Cool

Studio album by Dexter Gordon

Released

December 1955^[1]

Genre

Jazz

Label

Dooto
DL-207

Dexter Gordon chronology

Daddy Plays the Horn
(1955)

Dexter Blows Hot and Cool!
(1955)

The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon
(1960)

Dexter Blows Hot and Cool is a 1955 album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon.

Reception

The Billboard Reviewer noted that Gordon appeared "somewhat mellowed, making little attempt to impress either as a technician or melodic innovator" but that there was "a quiet authority in his forthright, simply tailored style". Pianist Carl Perkins was lauded as "a newcomer loaded with talent and far-out ideas".^[2]

Track listing

"Silver Plated" (Gordon)
"Cry Me a River" (Hamilton)
"Rhythm Mad" (Gordon)
"Don't Worry About Me" (Bloom, Koehler)
"I Hear Music" (Lane, Losser)
"Bonna Rue" (Gordon)
"I Should Care" (Cahn, Stordahl, Weston)
"Blowin' For Dootsie" (Gordon)
"Tenderly" (Gross, Lawrence)

Personnel

Dexter Gordon — Tenor saxophone
Jimmy Robinson — Trumpet
Carl Perkins — Piano
Leroy Vinnegar — Bass
Chuck Thompson — Drums

Recorded on November 11 & 12, 1955

References

↑ Billboard Dec 17, 1955
↑ "Review: Dexter Blows Hot and Cool".Billboard: February 4, 1956.

Dexter Gordon

1940s	The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)

1950s	Dexter Rides Again (1950) Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)

1960s	The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960) Doin' Allright (1961) Dexter Calling... (1961) Go! (1962) A Swingin' Affair (1962) Our Man in Paris (1963) One Flight Up (1964) King Neptune (1964) Clubhouse (1965) Gettin' Around (1965) Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965) The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967) Take the "A" Train (1967) A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969) The Tower of Power! (1969) More Power! (1969)

1970s	Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970) The Panther! (1970) The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970) The Jumpin' Blues (1970) Ca'Purange (1972) Tangerine (1972) Generation (1972) All Souls (1972) The Apartment (1974) Something Different (1975) Bouncin' with Dex (1975) Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975) Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976) True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Biting The Apple (1976) Sophisticated Giant (1977) Manhattan Symphonie (1978)

1980s	Gotham City (1980) American Classic (1982) Round Midnight (1986) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)

1990s and 2000s	Live at Carnegie Hall (1998) The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)

Related articles	Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather) Round Midnight (1986 film)

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