You Knock Me Out (2000)

About this title: When Charlie Parker and other beboppers were demonstrating how complex and intellectual saxophone playing could be, the honkers favored a much more accessible, groove-oriented approach. Gordon "Sax Gordon" Beadle's funky, grits-and-gravy style of tenor sax playing is right out of the honker school, and his very extroverted You Knock Me Out is a throwback to the days when Willis Jackson, Big Jay McNeely, Arnett Cobb, Doc Sausage, and others weren't afraid to play the you-know-what out of their horns. Indeed, hard-blowing instrumentals like "Crawling Home," "Lorenzo Leaps In," and "Speed Rack" ... read more

Tracks:

1. 90 MPH [Watts]
2. Mishnock Rock [Beadle]
3. Lonely for You [Tyler]
4. You Knock Me Out [Beadle]
5. Speed Rack [Beadle]
6. By-Ya [Beadle]
7. Lorenzo Leaps In [Beadle]
8. That Little Town Rocks [Beadle]
9. Tino's Dream [Beadle]
10. Big Mouth [Beadle]
11. Hug Hunt [Beadle]
12. Twenty Dollar Gig [Mickey Bones]
13. Crawling Home [Beadle]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.