The art of the ballad / Dexter Gordon.
| Author/creator | Gordon, Dexter |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | Berkeley, CA : Prestige Records, ℗1998. |
| Description | 1 audio disc (72 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Sentimental reasons (6:49) -- The days of wine and roses (8:43) -- Star eyes (6:48) -- Body and soul (10:57) -- Those were the days (8:03) -- The first time ever I saw your face (5:52) -- Some other spring (5:50) -- Sophisticated lady (7:41) -- Meditation (8:27). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes and credits on container insert. |
| Credits | Original recordings produced by Don Schlitten (#2 and #6 by Ozzie Cadena ; #7 by Orrin Keepnews ; #8 by Joel Dorn and Michael Cuscuna) ; remastering, 1998 by Joe Tarantino. |
| Performer | Dexter Gordon, tenor saxophone ; 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. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | All selections recorded between 1969 and 1973. |
| Publisher number | PRCD-11009-2 Prestige |