Ca'Purange
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ca'Purange
| type = studio
| artist = Dexter Gordon
| cover = Ca'Purange.jpg
| released = 1973
| recorded = June 22, 1972
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:24
| label = Prestige
| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Dexter Gordon
| prev_title = Body and Soul
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Tangerine
| next_year = 1972
}}
Ca'Purange is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released by Prestige.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#prestige-p-10051 Dexter Gordon discography] accessed July 16, 2013
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book|editor-last=Swenson| year = 1985| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone| location = US| isbn = 0-394-72643-X| pages = 88}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=582}}
}}
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "Gordon was somewhat forgotten in the United States at the time (his "comeback" was still four years away), but is in excellent form".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/capurange-mw0000602494 Allmusic Review] accessed July 16, 2013 John Barret Jr. reviewed the CD reissue for All About Jazz in 1999 stating "This one takes a little while to hit its stride, but when it does, you’ll probably find something you like... It’s an enjoyable album; when Dexter gets going, he really goes. But his fans already know that".Barret Jr., J. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=3435 All About Jazz Review], March 1, 1999
Track listing
- "Ca'Purange" (Natalicio Moreira Lima) – 9:50
- "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Ewan MacColl) – 5:51
- "Oh! Karen O" (Dexter Gordon) – 12:06
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:05
- "Airegin" [alternative take] (Rollins) – 5:32 Bonus track on CD reisuue
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Thad Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Hank Jones – piano
- Stanley Clarke – double bass
- Louis Hayes – drums