Our Man in Paris

Our Man in Paris is a 1963 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon. The album's title refers to where the recording was made, Gordon (who had moved to Copenhagen a year earlier) teaming up with fellow expatriates Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke, both Parisian residents, and native Parisian Pierre Michelot. Powell, Clarke and Michelot, under the name The Three Bosses, had played together often in Paris since Powell moved there in 1959.

The album was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2003 and released as part of Blue Note's The RVG Edition series.

Track listing

1. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 7:22
2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 8:47
3. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 6:44
4. "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 6:57
5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:15

   Bonus tracks on CD reissue

6. "Our Love is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:39
7. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:19

(Recorded at the CBS Studios in Paris on 23 May 1963.)

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone (except track 7)
• Bud Powell – piano
• Pierre Michelot – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

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