The title of this Blue Note set,
Doin' Allright, fit perfectly at the time, for tenor saxophonist
Dexter Gordon was making the first of three successful comebacks. Largely neglected during the 1950s,
Gordon's Blue Note recordings (of which this was the first) led to his rediscovery. The tenor is teamed with the young trumpeter
Freddie Hubbard, pianist
Horace Parlan, bassist
George Tucker, and drummer
Al Harewood for a strong set of music that is highlighted by "You've Changed" (which would become a permanent part of
Gordon's repertoire), "Society Red" (a blues later used in the film Round Midnight), and "It's You or No One." ~ Scott Yanow