When Dexter Gordon recorded The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon for Jazzland in 1960, he was on parole from Chino State Penitentiary for drug posession. He also was co-starring in a Los Angeles production of The Connection, for which he wrote original music. The album marked the first time he recorded since 1955. For his next album, in 1961, Gordon recorded
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