Editing Dexter Gordon (section)

===New York renaissance===
Gordon signed to [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] in 1961. He initially commuted from Los Angeles to New York to record, but took up residence when he regained the cabaret card that allowed him to perform where alcohol was served. The Jazz Gallery hosted his first New York performance in twelve years. The Blue Note association was to produce a steady flow of albums for several years, some of which gained iconic status. His New York renaissance was marked by ''[[Doin' Allright]]'', ''[[Dexter Calling...]]'', [[Go (Dexter Gordon album)|''Go!'']], and ''[[A Swingin' Affair]]''. The first two were recorded over three days in May 1961 with [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Horace Parlan]], [[Kenny Drew]], [[Paul Chambers]], [[George Tucker (musician)|George Tucker]], [[Al Harewood]], and [[Philly Joe Jones]]. The last two were recorded in August 1962, with a rhythm section that featured Blue Note regulars [[Sonny Clark]], [[Butch Warren]] and [[Billy Higgins]]. Of the two [[Go (Dexter Gordon album)|''Go!'']] was an expressed favorite.<ref name=DexGor1 /> The albums showed his assimilation of the hard bop and modal styles that had developed during his years on the west coast, and the influence of John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, whom he had influenced before. The stay in New York turned out to be shortlived, as Gordon got offers for engagements in England, then Europe, that resulted in a fourteen-year stay.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Soon after recording ''A Swingin' Affair'', he left the United States.