Dexter Gordon's 14-year European exile between 1962 and 1977 netted an extraordinary number of recordings both live and in-studio. Given the great saxophonist's recalcitrance to vary his established repertoire of standards and pop nuggets, fans have had to sort through them to find the gold. While the studio recordings are consistent for the most part, club and theater performances are less so. There are numerous reasons, ranging from his "choice" of sidemen from night to night (they were sometimes imposed on him), whether he was sober, how attentive audiences were, and of course, the recording quality in a particular venue.