Gotham City (album)
| Gotham City | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August 11–12, 1980 | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:20 | |||
| Label | Columbia JC 36853 | |||
| Producer | Jim Fischel, Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Gotham City is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1980 and released by Columbia in 1981.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and wrote that "Dexter Gordon was still in pretty good form at the time of this later recording" and "the quality of the solos is quite high".[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 9:33
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 7:12
- "The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)" (Clifford Brown) – 8:17
- "Gotham City" (Dexter Gordon) – 9:18
Personnel
[edit]- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- George Benson – electric guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
- Woody Shaw – trumpet (track 3)
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Percy Heath – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
- Technical
- Don Puluse - engineer
- Maxine Gregg - executive producer
- Richard Avedon - photography
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Dexter Gordon: Gotham City at AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Dexter Gordon Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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