1947 Bop classic 78 DEXTER GORDON & WARDELL GRAY The Chase (1947 UK 1st press)
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*** 1947 Bebop Classic ***
Classic Bop-Jazz double-sider. Two Sax legends laying it down.
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell to the instrument.
Wardell Gray (February 13, 1921 – May 25, 1955) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who straddled the swing and bebop periods, who died under some very shady circumstances.
It was in the Los Angels' Central Avenue clubs that Wardell held his tenor battles with Dexter Gordon. These two were ideally matched: Wardell's light sound and swift delivery were more than a match for Dexter's big, blustering sound, and their tenor jousts became a kind of symbol for the Central Avenue scene. Gordon later recalled: "There'd be a lot of cats on the stand but by the end of the session it would wind up with Wardell and myself.... Wardell's playing was very fluid, very clean.... He had a lot of drive and a profusion of ideas". Their fame began to spread, and Ross Russell managed to get them to simulate one of their battles on "The Chase", which became Wardell's first nationally-known recording and has been assessed as "one of the most exciting musical contests in the history of jazz".
Their show's were popular concert attraction documented in recordings made between 1947 and 1952 (The Hunt, Move, The Chase, The Steeplechase). The Hunt gained literary fame from its mention in Jack Kerouac's On The Road, which also contains descriptions of wild tenormen jamming in Los Angeles.
Released in the US in 1947 on Dial records.
This is the original 1947 UK issue on Esquire.
artist: Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray titles: The Chase part 1 & 2 label: Esquire -10-019 year: 1947 deadwax: D-1083-D PART 6232-1083-D / D-1084-D PART 6233 D-1083-D condition: (grading is from 1 to 10 with 10 being new) visually: 6 to 7 out of 10 (some scratches/scuffs - some greying/dull finish ) plays: 6 to 7 out of 10 (but not a bad player at all - still very enjoyable) looks V+ to E- plays V+ to E- note: the picture of Wardell (left) and Dexter is NOT included
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