Dexter Gordon/Lars Gullin/Sahib Shihab Live in Copenhagen

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• HO

  @Horsemam3190 · 2 years ago

  I believe this was shot in November 1962, the German TV show “An Ort und Stelle&quot; (&quot;On the Spot&quot;) caught wind of Copenhagen&apos;s heady jazz scene and decided to tape an episode there. The show had a hip, documentary format, opening with an express train from Stockholm, Sweden, pulling into the Copenhagen station. On the platform are pianist Harold Goldberg, bassist Benny Nielsen and drummer Alex Riel.<br><br>Emerging from the train is Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gulin, who interestingly is without his horn. In the station, they meet up with Gordon. Outside, they greet saxophonist and flutist Sahib Shihab, who moved to Copenhagen a year earlier.<br><br>In the opening sequence as the band assembles at the station, Dexter doesn&apos;t pile into the car but waits and a chic woman shows up—actress Hanne Borchsenius. They embrace and window shop. Then he has to split. Borchsenius turns up again later in the documentary at a table admiring Gordon.<br><br>Dexter lived with Lotte Nielsen in the Copenhagen years but as this was within weeks of hia arrival, perhaps he had not met her yet. I wondered if the closeup of the young Danish brunette was her. Unfortunately Maxine Gordon did not delve deeply into the details of his time with Lotte in her marvellous book, Sophisticated Giant.

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• CO

  @CoreyKat · 10 months ago (edited)

  Recently discovered Sahib Shihab and what a great sound so I bought his Summer Dawn album. Such amazing textures and rythums. Besides these guys were much happier in Europe than in the US (and still are).

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• SL

  @sldaley5692 · 2 months ago

  I was first attracted to Dexter Gordon since I love jazz, and my father loved his playing. &nbsp;I also happen to own and play the same models Conn and Selmer tenor saxophones he is known for playing so well. &nbsp;That aside, he is simply a fantastic player whom I will never grow tired of, and I find the film featured here absolutely wonderful—a classic all to its own, very good artistically and technically. &nbsp;That it feature Dexter is icing on the cake!

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• PO

  @postatility9703 · 1 year ago

  Much more interesting than the typical nightclub footage of that period. Nice to include street scenes!

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• MA

  @maxkaya5905 · 2 years ago

  . Dieses coole Zeug liftet meine Seele up. .bin seit 12 Tagen im Krh . Und ich brauche meine tägliche Dosis Jazz. Morgens MONK...um 15.00 Dexter.... zum abend &nbsp;COLTRANE...YOU TUBE SEI DANK !

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• AN

  @anyabongo1331 · 2 years ago

  The first time I heard Dexter Gordon was on WRVR live from the Village Vanguard back in the late 70&apos;s and I recorded it on my boom box on a cassette tape...which I took with me when I went off to college...the only tune I remembered from the set was Cheese Cake. Awesome!!! Thanks for the post.

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• MI

  @mikefarmer7238 · 12 years ago

  What a great place copenhagan was and so glad I went twice to see Dexter blowing at the Montmartre.

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• LU

  @luiszuluaga6575 · 2 years ago

  That was a really small stage for such a tall fella like Dex. 🤷🏻‍♂️😸

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• WS

  @wsegen · 4 months ago

  This is so great. Glad it&apos;s still up on the &apos;tube&apos;.

• GE

  @gerardnolanmusic · 3 years ago

  Thanks for posting. I hadn&apos;t seen that footage of Dexter Before.

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• BO

  @bohumilknop563 · 7 months ago

  Thanks!

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• BE

  @bernardmazuel2509 · 3 years ago

  Magnifique !

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