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In Memoriam: Gordon Goodwin, 1954–2025
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
An expanded and remastered two-disc collector’s edition of Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (Rhino) will be released April 22.
The first disc features a remastered version of the original album in mono expanded with previously unreleased alternate mixes of “Respect,” “Ole Man Trouble” and “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long,” as well as remastered tracks from Redding’s live album Live At The Whisky A Go Go.
The second disc contains a remastered version of the original album in stereo expanded with a version of “Respect” recorded in 1967, plus five songs recorded live in Europe the same year featuring Redding backed onstage by Booker T. and The MG’s and horn players Wayne Jackson, Joe Arnold and Andrew Love.
The 11-song album features a version of Solomon Burke’s “Down In The Valley,” B.B. King’s “Rock Me Baby,” William Bell’s southern soul ballad “You Don’t Miss Your Water” and covers of The Temptations’ “My Girl” and The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction.”
More info: rhino.com
Goodwin was one of the most acclaimed, successful and influential jazz musicians of his generation.
Dec 9, 2025 12:28 PM
Gordon Goodwin, an award-winning saxophonist, pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, died Dec. 8 in Los Angeles.…
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