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- Date Released: July 1, 1970
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Bebop
- Label: Fantasy / Prestige
A powerful live set by an expat American jazzman.
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We Say...
A big-band player in the '40s with the Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine bands, lanky tenorist Dexter Gordon duly emerged in his own right as a player in the Lester Young mould and became an early influence on John Coltrane. By the early '60s, Gordon in turn found himself absorbing lessons from the pioneering efforts of Coltrane. But, perhaps as the result of a couple of jail spells in the States for drug offences, Gordon spent much of the '60s and '70s in Europe, which eventually led to him being cast in the role of the expatriate American jazzman in the 1986 movie Round Midnight. The Europhile Gordon naturally gravitated to the Montreux festival, where this powerful live set was recorded in 1970, catching him still very much in the full flood of his powers. Leading a quartet featuring pianist Junior Mance, Gordon blows majestically through a set of pieces by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and more.
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They Say...
Dexter Gordon's set at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival is typically exciting with long tenor solos, fine backup (from pianist Junior Mance, bassist Martin Rivera and drummer Oliver Jackson) and a well-rounded repertoire: Gordon's "Fried Bananas," "Sophisticated Lady," Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-A-Ning," an explorative "Body and Soul," "Blue Monk" and "The Panther." This excellent CD serves as a fine all-around introduction to the music of the great tenor-saxophonist.
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Fried Bananas |
8:12 |
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| 02. | |
Sophisticated Lady |
7:55 |
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| 03. | |
Rhythmn A Ning |
8:42 |
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| 04. | |
Body And Soul |
10:15 |
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| 05. | |
Blue Monk |
10:52 |
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| 06. | |
The Panther |
9:28 |
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06 Total Tracks, 55:24 Total Length
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Credits
- Dexter Gordon - Sax (Tenor) // Dexter Gordon - Main Performer // Oliver Jackson - Drums // Oliver Jackson - Drums // Oliver Jackson - ? // Oliver Jackson - ? // Michael Cuscuna - Producer // Michael Cuscuna - Liner Notes // Joel Dorn - Producer // Junior Mance - Piano // Junior Mance - Piano // Junior Mance - Piano // Junior Mance - Piano // Junior Mance - Piano // Junior Mance - Piano // Martin Rivera - Bass // Martin Rivera - ? // Phil Bray - Photography
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