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Dexter Gordon and Donald Byrd, 1963

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Marc Myers
Aug 09, 2023
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For years, only two scant albums featured tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon and trumpeter Donald Byrd playing together. There are the two tracks on Gordon's One Flight Up, recorded in Paris in June 1964. And there is a live recording, Lady Bird: Montmartre Jazzhus 1965, that was captured in Copenhagen, Denmark. [Photo above of Donald Byrd and Dexter Gordo…

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