Artist:Dexter Gordon
Song:Ruby, My Dear
Album:Manhattan Symphonie
Tenor sax legend Dexter Gordon had several comebacks during his career. He moved to Europe in 1962 and continued to make great music in obscurity. He returned to the US in 1976 and signed with Columbia. Manhattan Symphonie was released in 1978 and featured his working band of George Cables on piano, Rufus Reid on bass & Eddie Gladden on drums. Sony rereleased a remastered version of Manhattan Symphonie in 2005 with Gordon's beautiful version of Thelonious Monk's Ruby, My Dear as one of the bonus tracks. Dexter Gordon was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for Round Midnight in 1986 and died at age 63 in 1990. His music is well worth seeking out.
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