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Generation (Dexter Gordon album)

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Released
  
1973

Generation (1972)
  
The Apartment (1974)

Release date
  
1973

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
41:35

Artist
  
Dexter Gordon

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 22, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
Dexter Gordon albums, Jazz albums

Generation is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Veteran tenor-saxophonist Dexter Gordon welcomed trumpeter Freddie Hubbard to his recording group several times during his career and each collaboration was quite rewarding.... This CD should please collectors".

Track listing

  1. "Milestones" (Miles Davis) - 8:56
  2. "Scared to Be Alone" (André Previn) - 7:39
  3. "We See" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:18
  4. "The Group" (Dexter Gordon) - 6:33
  5. "Milestones" [alternate take] (Davis) - 7:09 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Buster Williams - bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums

    • Songs

    1Milestones (first version)9:07
    2Scared to Be Alone7:49
    3We See11:30

    References

    Generation (Dexter Gordon album) Wikipedia
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