The Art Of The Ballad
Dexter Gordon
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CAT # PRCD-11009-25
1. Sentimental Reasons 6:49 2. Days Of Wine And Roses 8:45 3. Star Eyes 6:47 4. Body And Soul 10:57 5. Those Were The Days 8:02 6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 5:51 7. Some Other Spring 3:37 8. Sophisticated Lady 4:05 9. Meditation 8:27
with Roy Brooks, Kenny Clarke, Stanley Clarke, Bob Cranshaw, Alan Dawson, Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Hampton Hawes, Louis Hayes, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Billy Higgins, Oliver Jackson, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, Thad Jones, Wynton Kelly, Junior Mance, Larry Ridley, Martin Rivera, Cedar Walton, Buster Williams
Recorded between 1969 & 1973.
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