Savoy session · in the studio
October 30, 1945
Dexter Gordon Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: New Trends Of Jazz Volume 3, Dexter Rides Again, The Birth Of Bop Volume 1
In the room
Dexter Gordon – tenor sax
Sadik Hakim – piano- Gene Ramey – bass
- Ed Nicholson – drums
The takes
1 of these 5 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| D5841-2 | Blow Mr. Dexter (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2211 |
| D5841-3 | Blow Mr. Dexter | MG 9016, MG 12130 |
| D5842 | Dexter's Deck | MG 9016, MG 12130 |
| D5843 | Dexter's Cuttin' Out | MG 9016, MG 12130 |
| D5844 | Dexter's Minor Mad | MG 9022, MG 12130 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
