Status Updates From Long Tall Dexter: A Critica...

So much of Dexter Gordon’s enduring greatness as an artist involved his unsurpassed abilities as an eloquent speaker and singer on his instrument. His inimitable introductions to songs—“suddenly . . . I saw . . . polka dots and moonbeams . . . all around a pug-nosed . . . dream . . .”taught me so much about the magical dance of poetry and melody that is at the core of the music that moves us most deeply. Todd Barkan

Bebop at Work

Deep down into life in the jazz lane reveals a community.

Deep down into life in the jazz lane reveals a community.