DEXTER GORDON - Body and Soul

[honeybee7700]

Heaven he was amazing

[bowmister]

precious. the paradigma impersonator....

when was this recorded?

thanks

[fatboyslimqq]

Really a master of quotes, I swear he's hinting at "Four" at 7:05

[ogauge47]

@fatboyslimqq I think it is Dizzy's closing cadenza to Groovin' High

[asantos84]

If one day i would go to a desert island i would take this song with me!!!

Dexter Gordon you translate lifestyle into music!!

[dextorg]

Absolutely amazing. One of the reasons I even kept playing saxophone

[philzinos]

Anyone know who the sidemen are??

[msvernadean]

love it!!

[drsax2]

This is my favorite version of this tune and I would argue the most interesting I've ever heard.

[ChaosXJester]

and now it feels like christmas

[GetInShapeCB]

Chestnuts roastin gon an open fire... Jingle Bells... AND If I only had a brain... Shit dude

5:49, 2:55, 7:20

[saxathetic]

Nice quote from Miles Davis' "Four" in the final cadenza.

[AcePilot101]

@tuengsak - profanity is a sign of an unclean spirit and a violent mind!

[Easleytee]

Hawkins owns this tune.

[sopwithcamels266]

@Easleytee Why do folk talk rubbish, no wonder jazz is in such a mess.

You need like so many to get an education on music and improvisation. Long tall is one of the greats and yeah ive studied his work just like hawk trane bird etc.

When i read dumb coments like this you realise what your dealing with.

[Moffles0919]

@sopwithcamels266 You seem to have a lot of spelling and grammatical errors for someone talking about education.

[sopwithcamels266]

@Moffles0919 I wonder why?Only a dumb tosser would make a comment like that.

That is what Long tall was all about ,Art breaking down barriers. Never assume anything

said the wise man.

Yeah there are a million reasons why people are like they are.This may be a dumb comment from me but I will assume and break the golden rule.

My guess is you are white man,possibly a teacher type.Now am I right probably about 98% right. Hmm makes you think doesn't it.

[Moffles0919]

@sopwithcamels266 Cool your jets, hombre. I was only kidding around because I found some humor in the moment. Also, I'm an 18 year old Hispanic, just for reference on your last assumption.

[MrSaxobari]

As usual,just genious vocabulary on his tenor!

Dexter ,one and only one,you were a genious!!

Best regards

Mario

[AcePilot101]

@hooverL99,

I support the Republicans and the tea party movement.

And I like Dexter Gordon a lot.

By the way - Occupy Wall Street has the right idea about the bankster gangsters. Most Republicans are small business persons - billionares tend to support the Democrats. Abolish the Fed!

[tuengsak]

@AcePilot101 fuck your politics keep it the fuck out of music!

[newsmanbluesman]

yes - the most un-concious ballad soloist I can think of - or not think of - actually until he quotes something I forget that Dexter is thinking at all - to get to this, his level..I will say that Betty Carter is the next front-person who was deep as Dexter. Deep in thought, or out, with Dexter it is transfixing

[hooverL99]

anyone who does not like Dexter Gordon,,,must be a republican or tea bagger,,,

[Passion613]

3:10, nailed that change with two notes...just beautiful

[bryantgyt]

Why do certain melodies make you tear-up?

[caponsacchi]

Notice the fairly sizable quote from the tune "Nancy, with the Laughing Face." Dexter always nailed B&S, but arguably his best recorded version is from "The Panther," with Tommy Flanagan on piano. It's after the piano solo on this clip when he plays 2 phrases from Mel Torme's "The Christmas Songs" (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.) And a 3rd quotation is his ending, which is from Tad Dameron's "If You Could See Me Now."

[semionbahtin]

brilliant!

[MsSoki1]

mannaggia ke genio lo stile inconfondibile di dexter /bravissimo.

[milopk]

From about 2:16 to 3:00 he's playin' "Nancy (with the laughing face)"... :)

[kbzaretalo]

Que grande dexter !!!!

[TheDannyBarrett]

..OF ALL..DEXTER GORDON, was the GREATEST...Danny Barrett

[ferdinangenius]

Just you see; great music is like the breath of God even if he does not exist

[vcfreak]

great pick up note after cadenza......niiiiiiiiiiiiiccc­ceeee

[Hb35Jazz]

5:49 - Chestnuts! :D

[franco6719]

@Hb35Jazz YEAH!!

[honeybee7700]

wow

[Mobyman690]

is there a bit where the bridge comes back in after the piano solo where he quotes the melody from that "chesnuts roasting on an open fire" song? approximately at 5:49

[aleeeec1]

@Mobyman690 dexter quotes ''the christmas song in many of his solo's. I really like that :D

[SneakyTeaBag]

@Mobyman690 He most certainly does. lol

[paxandrews]

@Mobyman690 sure is and he makes the second line too..sweet..

[spoildn8410]

He was great in round midnight.



[HCL991]

@spoildn8410 I hate that movie. It reminds me of someone I know... Why the fuck do many great Jazz musicians have such a life?

[lvbjblond]

this song is great

[MattieSongbird]

anyone one know where one can find a copy of Dexter Gordon live at The Village VanGuard 1976

[aklamotte]

Anybody know who the piano player is?

[gcrav]

@aklamotte

Looks and sounds a lot like the piano player identified as George Gruntz in the vids of the 1963-64 Holland dates (What's New and Loose Walk).

[gcrav]

@gcrav

Confirmed, George Gruntz (p), Guy Pedersen (b), Daniel Humair (d). Belgium, January 8, 1964. Same session as Lady Bird. Anybody know if there was an album released from this date?

[siwi6]

@gcrav its in the video Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon

[dirtyratmiller]

Stupid song makes me cry!

[amsterm8]

@dirtyratmiller awww, hugs, beautyfool!

[dirtyratmiller]

SAW the inestimable Mr. Gordon at the Blue Note, Boulder, Colorado, and I distinctly remember drinking Dirty Mothers at the age of fifteen, with a fake I.D. and it was almost Christmas that year, and the Chestnuts were roastin', those were the days...RIP. Love you Brutha'! Thx!

[DesertFox101]

Do you know what year this is from?

[peerschmidtke]

LTD - he was a giant - his music was pure essence! I still miss him.

[ndodro]

@peerschmidtke

yes, somehow like Prez ... straight to the point like this is their beauty

[JColeM7785]

I simply love WES on this the most.....but DG does it service too.

[nosnetromj]

One of the greatest standards, played by one of the greatest tenors. Tres magnifique.

[MrFelixmusic]

His notes are diamonds of rare beauty.

Great, Dexter

[ExodusPessoa]

@MrFelixmusic Well put my friend like your words like how you put them together.

[javierabadmusic]

great great !!

[Giwilly18]

What a powerful sound, as sophisticated at the same time. His version is deeply beauty and very intense in the best sense. 1000000000 Thanks.

[invisiblebridge]

Thank you very much.