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Doin' Allright

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Doin' Allright
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1961[1]
RecordedMay 6, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:03 original LP
53:34 CD reissue
LabelBlue Note
BST 84077
ProducerAlfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon
(1960)
Doin' Allright
(1961)
Dexter Calling...
(1961)

Doin' Allright is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stating "The title of this Blue Note set, Doin' Allright, fit perfectly at the time, for tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon was making the first of three successful comebacks. Largely neglected during the 1950s, Gordon's Blue Note recordings (of which this was the first) led to his "rediscovery".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated
  1. "I Was Doing All Right" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 9:18
  2. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) - 7:26
  3. "For Regulars Only" - 5:45
  4. "Society Red" - 12:21
  5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 6:13
  6. "I Want More" - 6:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "For Regulars Only" [Alternate take] - 6:20 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Aug 21, 1961
  2. ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 2, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 2, 2010
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 580. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.