Jazz Images · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Dexter Blows Hot And Cool
| Recorded | Nov 11-12, 1955 |
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| Label | Jazz Images |
| Released | 1955 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 286407 |
The record
This quintet outing pairs Dexter with Carl Perkins' loping piano and Leroy Vinnegar's buoyant bass, sitting between his Savoy years and the Blue Note prime still to come. Worth seeking out for the rhythm section's easy swing alone.
Session personnel
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Chuck Thompson — drums
- Carl Perkins — piano
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Robinson — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 38 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Red Translucent earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1955 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint · deep groove |
| 1957 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · deep groove |
| 1956 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Ducretet Thomson · 300 V 026 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1958 | Authentic Records (5) · AUL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1958 | Authentic Records (5) · AUL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1958 | Authentic Records (5) · AUL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Authentic Records (5) · AUL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono |
| 1976 | Baybridge Records · ULS-1691-B — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Overseas Records · ULS-1864-V — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1978 | Dootone Records · DL-207 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, |
| 1984 | Boplicity Records · BOP 6 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
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