Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
1970 live album by Dexter Gordon and Junior Mance
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Live album by Dexter Gordon and Junior Mance | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | June 18, 1970 Montreux, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:18 CD reissue with bonus track | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7861 | |||
Producer | Joel Dorn and Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux is a live album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and pianist Junior Mance recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[3]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This excellent CD serves as a fine all-around introduction to the music of the great tenor-saxophonist."[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
- "Fried Bananas" – 8:12
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 7:54
- "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:40
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 10:15
- "Blue Monk" (Monk) – 10:50
- "The Panther" – 9:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Junior Mance – piano
- Martin Rivera – bass
- Oliver Jackson – drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed March 21, 2013.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 21, 2013
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1950s
- Dexter Rides Again (1945–47)
- The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)
- Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)
- Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960)
- Doin' Allright (1961)
- Dexter Calling... (1961)
- Go (1962)
- A Swingin' Affair (1962)
- Our Man in Paris (1963)
- One Flight Up (1964)
- Cheese Cake (1964)
- I Want More (1964)
- It's You or No One (1964)
- King Neptune (1964)
- Love for Sale (1964)
- Clubhouse (1965)
- Gettin' Around (1965)
- Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965)
- The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967)
- Take the "A" Train (1967)
- A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969)
- The Tower of Power! (1969)
- More Power! (1969)
- Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970)
- Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970)
- The Panther! (1970)
- The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970)
- The Jumpin' Blues (1970)
- Ca'Purange (1972)
- Tangerine (1972)
- Generation (1972)
- All Souls (1972)
- The Apartment (1974)
- Something Different (1975)
- Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
- Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975)
- Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976)
- True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Biting The Apple (1976)
- Sophisticated Giant (1977)
- Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
- Gotham City (1980)
- American Classic (1982)
- Round Midnight (1986)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
- Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
releases
- Live at Carnegie Hall (1998)
- The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
articles
- Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather)
- Round Midnight (1986 film)
- Lars Ulrich