Landslide＜限定盤＞

1980年にLTシリーズの一部として初めてリリースされた『Dexter Gordon's Landslide』は、1961年から62年にかけての3つの異なるブルーノート・セッションで録音された未発表音源を集めたもので、偉大なサックス奏者のハード・スウィングな即興演奏の創造性と、多彩なミュージシャンたちとの見事なバラードが披露されている。
ゲイトフォ―ルド仕様。

【パーソネル】 Dexter Gordon (sax) Tommy Turrentine, Dave Burns (tp) Kenny Crew, Sir Charles Thompson, Sonny Clark (p) Paul Chambers, Al Lucas, Ron Carter (b) Philly Joe Jones, Willie Bobo (ds)

Landslide is comprised of previously unreleased mateiral from three separate Dexter Gordon-led sessions between May 1961 and June 1962. The title track is a Dexter Calling... outtake featuring pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones; it was later added to the CD version of Dexter Calling... as a bonus track. Three songs -- "Love Locked Out," "You Said It," "Serenade in Blue" -- are from May of 1962 and feature trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, pianist Sir Charles Thompson, bassist Al Lucas and drummer Willie Bobo. The remaining three songs -- "Blue Gardenia," "Six Bits Jones," "Second Balcony Jump" -- were recorded in June of 1962 and feature trumpeter Dave Burns, pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Philly Joe Jones. All three sessions hold together fairly well, and although nothing on the record qualifies as a masterpiece, nothing is bad, either. In comparison to the released sessions, this material may pale somewhat, but it remains first-rate hard bop and is recommended to Gordon collectors. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine