Dexter Gordon Quartet - Stable Mable

Dexter Gordon Quartet — Stable Mable

Newly remastered from the original master tapes

180-gram audiophile edition

"...Dexter plays brilliantly on every track... beautifully recorded..." — Jazz Journal, 1976

Celebrating its legacy from the 1976 LP and 1990 CD release, Stable Mable returns in May 2026 as a newly remastered 180-gram audiophile edition. Captured in Copenhagen just weeks after Dexter Gordon's ambitious orchestral project More Than You Know, this session strips the setting back to its purest form: a no-frills blowing date where Gordon's imagination, authority, and melodic wit shine without disguise. Joined by Horace Parlan, Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen, and Tony Inzalaco, Gordon navigates standards like "Just Friends," "Misty," "Red Cross," and "So What" with a mix of relaxed confidence and fiery invention.

His soprano reading of "In a Sentimental Mood" adds a rare, reflective touch. Remastered from the original tapes, this edition highlights the quartet's clarity, swing, and interplay — an essential snapshot of Gordon's Copenhagen years and a definitive statement of his enduring mastery.

 

Side A

1. Just Friends

2. Misty

3. Red Cross

Side B

1. So What

2. In A Sentimemental Mood

3. Stablemates

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