| The Hunt | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 6, 1947 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 77:52 | |||
| Label | Savoy | |||
| Producer | Steve Backer, Ralph Bass | |||
| Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Hunt is a 1977 jazz album of performances from 1947 by a nonet featuring saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray. The title song is referenced in the book On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
Dexter Gordon was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned over 40 years.
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Silver Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.
Groovin' High is a 1955 compilation album of studio sessions by jazz composer and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The Rough Guide to Jazz describes the album as "some of the key bebop small-group and big band recordings."
Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions is a 1993 four-disc box set collecting jazz saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker's 1940s recordings for Dial Records. The box set, released by the English label Spotlite Records, assembled into a single package the multi-volume compilation albums the label had released by Spotlite on vinyl in the 1970s under the series title Charlie Parker on Dial. The box set has been critically well received. In 1996, a different box set collecting Parker's work with Dial was assembled by Jazz Classics and released as Complete Charlie Parker on Dial.
Dexter Rides Again is a 1958 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, assembled from his 1940s recording for the Savoy label.
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Doin' Allright is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.
The Chase! is a live album by saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
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More Power! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.
The Panther! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon that was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
Setting the Pace is an album by saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Booker Ervin recorded in Munich in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.
James Theodore Powell was an American jazz saxophonist who played alto sax.
Ca'Purange is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released by Prestige.
Tangerine is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.
Generation is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.
Homecoming is a live double LP by jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in 1976. The album's title refers to Gordon's return to the United States after a long residency in Europe.
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