| Daddy Plays the Horn | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Dexter Gordon |
| Cover: | Daddy Plays the Horn.jpeg |
| Released: | 1955 |
| Recorded: | September 18, 1955 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 41:39 |
| Label: | Bethlehem |
| Producer: | Steve Backer, Ralph Bass |
| Prev Title: | The Duel |
| Prev Year: | 1947 |
| Next Title: | Dexter Blows Hot and Cool |
| Next Year: | 1955 |
Daddy Plays the Horn is a 1955 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon.
The Billboard review stated that the album was "not too original, but it swings" and mentioned that Gordon played "some top-flight, Lester Young-inspired tenor here, with a more robust sound than that of the master or most of his other disciples".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it three out of four stars, saying "Daddy would be worth the purchase for 'Confirmation' and 'Autumn in New York'... Drew and Vinnegar play exceptionally well, and the CD transfer is generally good."[2]
The album is mentioned several times in the novels The Talisman and Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub.