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1	Laura Composed By – D. Raksin*	7:37
2	The Moontrane Composed By – W. Shaw, Jr.*	6:36
3	Red Top Composed By – B. Kynard*, L. Hampton*Soloist [Trumpet] – Benny Bailey	8:51
4	Fried Bananas Composed By – D. Gordon*	7:53
5	You're Blasé Composed By – B. Sievier*, O. Hamilton*	9:49
6	How Insensitive Composed By – A. C. Jobim*, N. Gimbel*, V. de Moraes*	4:53
7	Diggin' In Composed By – D. Gordon*, E. Jefferson*	4:48
8	It's Only A Paper Moon Composed By – B. Rose*, E. Y. Harburg*, H. Arlen*	5:08

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Sound Ideas Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Frank Wess (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Arranged By – Slide Hampton (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Artwork [Original Cover Painting] – Thomas B. Allen
• Artwork By [Original Cover Design] – John Berg
• Artwork By [Packaging Manager] – Kim Allison
• Artwork By [Reissue Art Direction] – Howard Fritzson
• Artwork By [Reissue Design] – Randall Martin
• Bass – Rufus Reid
• Drums – Eddie Gladden (tracks: 7, 8), Victor Lewis (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Engineer – Don Puluse (tracks: 7, 8), William Wittman (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Liner Notes – Bruce Lundvall, Ira Gitler, Michael Cuscuna
• Mastered By – Debra Parkinson
• Other [Production Assistance] – Rene Arsenault
• Other [Project Director] – Seth Rothstein
• Photography By [Liner] – Art Maillet
• Piano – George Cables
• Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: 7, 8)
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Trombone – Curtis Fuller (tracks: 7, 8), Slide Hampton (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Trombone [Lead] – Wayne Andre (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Trumpet – Woody Shaw (tracks: 7, 8)
• Trumpet [Lead], Flugelhorn – Benny Bailey (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Soloist [Trumpet] – Woody Shaw (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Tuba, Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Vocals – Eddie Jefferson (tracks: 7, 8)

Notes

#1-6 originally issued in 1977 as "Sophisticated Giant" (Columbia JC 34989)
#7-8 originally issued in 1979 as "Great Encounters" (Columbia JC 35978)

#1-6 recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on June 21 & 22, 1977.
#7-8 recorded at Columbia Studios on January 26, 1979.
Mastered at Sony Music Studios, NYC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5099706529521

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JC 34989	Dexter Gordon	Sophisticated Giant ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	JC 34989	US	1977
CBS 450316 1	Dexter Gordon	Sophisticated Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	CBS 450316 1	Spain	1987
34989, MOVLP512	Dexter Gordon	Sophisticated Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, 180)	Columbia, Music On Vinyl	34989, MOVLP512	Europe	2012
CBS 450316 1	Dexter Gordon	Sophisticated Giant ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	CBS 450316 1	Europe	1986
19075851841	Dexter Gordon	Sophisticated Giant ‎(LP)	Columbia	19075851841	US	2018