Dexter Gordon - Im A Fool To Want You

told you so,,

Art! Trumpet broke my heart!♥️♥️

좋소~

No one mentions the rhythm section, which is as good as it gets.

Happy holidays Baby!

Master of "feel".

1:49 :)https://youtu.be/YP2B5AYHZNA?t=16m46s

Sounds like Freddie is going into, "Round Midnight" in his intro. Wow!!

What fucking "animals" (who have more intelligence btw...) thumb this track down. Shame! on you daft pricks. Same people who think TRANSFORMERS is a work of film brilliance.

feel that all through my body and soul ♤

great but so was ben webster

I saw him in 1978 at the Berklee Performance Center. I was a student there and my work study job was the Friends Lounge as a bartender. He came in before the show, was quiet and cool. Did not ask for anything. Then nailed the gig. Deep tone. Cool player.

The mellow sound of the sax is so relaxing!!! I love it! Truly a classic!

The tone quality and intonation at 6:42-9:36 is just absolutely phenomenal!

One of the greatest ballads in jazz history.....Freddie's solo is perfect!

I am.........................................

Bittersweet, poignant, majestic, deeply moving; Dexter's playing could melt the heart of a statue, and what superlative company he keeps here.

One of my favourites.

Such an amazing ballad!

Always the Big Dexter sound!!!

mother of god! just listen to that! Dexter you just played every broken heart, every hopeless desperation, and every regretted missed chance experienced by mankind.

Lol..you just summed it all up the best way words can possibly express

one of the best compositions ,specially crafted by dexter...

Esplendida!!!!

I saw Dexter at a concert in Rutgers University. He seemed to have had a bit too much to drink but he was still a star.

well ..... The Music, The artist, The Drink and The Inspirations ...perhaps that is the unseparted elements that creat the Music itself . That is all remind meto the great musician and the sensitive soul man " Chet Trumpet Baker [ R.I.P ]........ What more to say , dear Sam ...?

Good evening everybody Mr.Gordon Dexter is playing just for You tonight.Happy listening.Marc.

I'm A Fool To Want You....  -   Dexter..

Just perfect !

シットリしててええですなあ

Another masterpiece from this giant!

フレージングも音もめちゃくちゃいいな～　雰囲気、色気がある　ジャズは６０年代で逝っちゃった気がするけど、リアルタイムで聞いたから幸福🎶

Я счастлив что я понимаю ТЕБЯ!!!

This song got me interested in classical jazz over 25 years ago.  You can feel the emotion in every note that does not work with vocals.

Does anyone have a transcription of this track on Bb Tenor sax? Could you please email it to me at [email protected] I'll love you long time!

Fire Police still with you brother... would greatly appreciate as I'm just a novice with the sax and can barely transcribe anything!

Seven people don't know great Jazz.

Just beautiful...

I saw Dexter Gordon at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit many years ago.  He was fabulous!

+CoyLady DDL i was speaking with friends just this evening about Baker's...fantastic venue...i saw Mr. Gordon at Gilly's jazz club in Dayton, Ohio...probably right around the same time he played Detroit...

@Kevin Mauch What delightful conversation that much have been!  Bakers was a great venue and I  saw some incredible talent there. Loved that Dex held up his sax like a trophy after he finished each piece  in the set.  These are wonderful memories to cherish, whether in Detroit or Dayton.  Thanks for writing.  :)

I love this!  I had the honor of once seeing Dexter Gordon in person, and he was awesome!

it's even better than Sinatra's vocal version, how close Dexter's saxophone playing gets to the human voice and exceeds it!

It is NOT better, it is DIFFERENT, an instrumental, not a vocal presentation. You can't compare them.

indescriptible poder definir solo hay que sentirlo, uffffff 

5:12  This frulato <3

@Leo Guilhon Fucking goosebumps...every time.

@Bruno Quicaño Yeah!

One of the best frullato moment ever imo, shivers down the spine and a big smile on the face every time I hear it

When Freddie Hubbard comes in on Trumpet. Holy Moly it sends a chill down my spine. brilliant!!

It's one of the best solos by Hubbard ever captured on record. This whole performance is sublime. When I want to tell someone why Dexter Gordon was special, I play this track. Listen and weep.

I always thought it was Chet Baker on the trumpet. Thanks for clearing that up :) In top three of such solos..

Freddie is the greatest of great trumpet players, hands down!

of course you feel a chill, thats just cause you are a huge pecho frio

passive aggressively listening  to beautiful jazz as my brother watches Glee in the next room...thank you Dexter

genial :)

absolutely amazing...i love love love the timeless Dexter Gordon...

One of the few songs I play over ... and over ... and over (without ill effect). The song is magic.@SocialTekOttawa

Que belleza...!!

BEAUTIFUL ....tne best sound on tenor sax ...EVER

I TOTALLY AGREE ..... in music one cannot say 'the best' but sometimes when one hears music like this, it is very hard to keep that thought to yourself! Many times in my 81 yrs on this planet, I may have uttered those words, but, my dear fellow woodwind muso' I think, as Ernest Hemingway said, "it is a Movable Feast"  

ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME

Excelente...

One of the greatest trumpet solos ever......a masterpiece!

was searching for this comment..

My favorite tenor sax.... Dexter Genius Gordon...!!!

He is playing subtone here and it really expresses well. I dare to say better than the song itself. Dexter is just phenomenal

do it. call it the name of this song.

ROUND MIDNIGHT de Bertrand Tavernier. Dexter kicks asses !!! Magnificent performance !! He don't play he lives!!! MUST SEE!!!

/watch?v=c8lbAwLsB4g

suites my mood ! Thank you Dex.

Mr. Sound ...

the point is, Dexter played it much better. It is a shame when a record company releases a bad recording many tears later after the artist is dead to make a buck.

The red lipstick gave her the appearance of one of those Geisha girls I'd seen on TV. I couldn't tell whether it was the rain or her tears causing the two black streaks of mascara down her porcelain cheeks. The latter seemed an impossible thought. How could something so beautiful be anything but happy?

@mikiroony "She had a shape to make a man wish he had more hands. and here I am with just these two. I'd come up short again, but still had to try. A man can dream can't he?"

Merci pour cette playlist !!! je me régale..

Horrible album, never should have been released. In the liner notes is a letter Dexter wrote to the producer apologizing for beong "sock" during the recording date.

It's a great moment in jazz.

cosa voler di piu' ?

Comme ça le fait..........Magnifique !

This is the first song I've ever truly understood

There's also the ghetto version, "I'm gonna want you, fool!"

sublime

Daaaaamn. I had this album back in the early 80's. I know it was released before then, but a neighbor had it, an once i heard it I had to get the wax. Unfortunately it, along with hundreds of others, was lost in my roommates eviction. Dexter was a baaaaad man.

love DEXTER!

This is inspiring. Makes me want to write a script for a dark movie."There she was, all dressed in pink. Standing in a crowd like she never belonged to one. Every little detail spelled trouble. But why couldn't I stop looking? The moment you saw her, it was already too late."

I think this is my new favorite sax player. It doesn't matter what he's playing, he pours his soul into every note. I prefer this over the players that just swallow notes as fast as possible without chewing first.

I enjoy every single note from his sax. My soul has a pocket just for him.

The tone Hubbard creates from 3:21 onwards reaches you straight to the bones. Pure excellence...

that breathy sax is irresistible! I've been craving for this type of jazz for ages, but didn't manage to find any decent vids

There is only one Dexter Gordon! Absolutely amazing....

Frank Sinatra's finest creation, dedicated to Ava Gardner when they were having a stormy time. Dexter Gordon shows how a ballad should be played.

Beautiful saxephone. Late nights listening to this interpretation are promised to be full of inspiration.

@sabsaka Actually every single famous saxophone player is good at ballades... Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet... They are all wonderful at ballades.

Good point.

@MrNepau True!

The one guy who voted this down should have his head examined. Walk long and tall Dexter.

mellifluous

Hi everyone. ;-)I found this old piece of jazz so inspirative, I did an a capella version of it. You're free to see and comment it.And you may all be proud of such a good taste in music.

Hi everyone. ;-)I found this old tune very inspirative. So I did a little a capella version of my own. I am open to all comments.You should all be very proud of your refined taste in music.

music where a lot of mucisians can do up their inspiration from, NO MATTER what genre you are in,this is history

"A time to love ... a time for good music.This is the moment of good music ... Excellent"

Freddie Hubbard is the perfect foil for Dex on this occasion; beautiful control and lovely, beautifully-timed phrasing. What an absolute joy it is for us to recall these superlative talents with this beautiful track.

Omg that is soo beautiful I've been playing for 4 years on my tenor and I hope to come close to that in my future

This guy influenced me to ever start play jazz.or to even listen to it.He touches something deep inside me with his sax

In 1974 a friend asked me if I ever heard Dexter Gordon play sax. He told me he was a major player. I'd heard bird, Hawk, Prez, and a lot other's. I was sure there wasn't left anyone else worth really listening to. Then I heard Dexter. My life has been richer. Thank God for good friends.

No one does it better, just a Marvelous performance.

Dexter Gordon, musical genius, a talent from God.

One of the great jazz tracks.Simply superb.

for me Dexter was the boss of ballads, poors his heart into every note. Thanks for posting

Amazing song... And Dexter's sax...

This is the jazz art form you seldom hear now. What a shame..