Dexter Gordons1963 albumOur Man In Pariswas his first dispatch from Europe and is also symbolically considered to be the last true bebop album. After recording his masterful albumsGO!andA Swingin Affair in the Summer of 1962,the great saxophonist left the United States for what would be a 14-year period living in Europe. In May 1963,Gordonassembled a quartet with bebop legends and fellow expatsBud Powellon piano andKenny Clarkeon drums, along with the French bassistPierre Michelot,and headed into CBS Studios in Paris to record this all-time classic album.Powell