AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

Analogue Productions - ABNJ 84083 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - AAA 100% Analogue

Mastered By Steve Hoffman & Kevin Grey at AcousTech Mastering 

Limited Edition - 45RPM - Two Disc - Pressed at RTI

"…a big, open stage, an intensely vibrant, rich, and burnished sax sound, solid bass and piano, exceptionally percussive drums, and ringing cymbals." – Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound,

"...if you haven't picked up every one of the Blue Note  reissues from Analogue Productions  you're really missing out!" - David W. Robinson, Positive Feedback,

…I guarantee you've never heard this level of musical realism: detail and definition are second to none, and the soundstaging and imaging are jaw-droppingly holographic. Listening to these becomes a certifiable 'beam me up' moment and, best of all, the sonics are so 'grabbing' they make you pay attention to the music again – they are totally compelling." – Mike Quinn, JazzTimes

"…The sound on this Steve Hoffman/Kevin Gray mastering job is splendid – stacked up next to my mono original this re-issue is better in every category save an over-wide stereo spread. But the harmonic rightness of the re-issue wins the day by a not insignificant margin, and the cost is a third of what an original fetches." Recording = 9/10; Music = 10/10 – Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+, 

"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me…I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile,

Dexter Gordon connects immediately with his sublime rhythm section of Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones on this, his second Blue Note release. The material ranges from Drew originals to pieces from Gordon's score for the Los Angeles production of The Connection to stunning performances of the standards "The End Of A Love Affair" and "Smile." 

Dexter Gordon Dexter Calling 

Musicians:
Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

Selections:
1. Soul Sister
2. Modal Mood
3. I Want More
4. The End of a Love Affair
5. Clear the Dex
6. Ernie's Tune
7. Smile
8. Landslide