DOIN' ALLRIGHT (LP)

Though he first recorded in the late-1940s, Dexter Gordon''''s Blue Note debut Doin'''' Allright'recorded and released in 1961'marked a rebirth for the great tenor saxophonist after a decade in which drug addiction and legal troubles limited his output. But his Blue Note years put him back on top with a run of essential albums that stand as classics of the jazz canon. Doin'''' Allright featured a top flight quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Al Harewood on a set that presented bluesy hard bop originals like 'Society Red' and highlighted Gordon''''s stunning balladry on the standard 'You''''ve Changed.' Available on 180g vinyl.