Both Sides of Midnight

Both Sides of Midnight
Live album by Dexter Gordon
Released 1988
Recorded July 20, 1967
Venue Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length 53:14
Label Black Lion
BLP 60103
Producer Alan Bates
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Squirrel
(1967)		 Both Sides of Midnight
(1988)		 Body and Soul
(1967)
The Montmatre Collection Vol. 1 cover

Both Sides of Midnight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967 by Danmarks Radio and first released on the Black Lion label as The Montmatre Collection Vol. 1 in 1981 then rereleased with an additional track and alternate title in 1988 to capitalize on the success of the film Round Midnight.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic critic Michael G. Nastos stated "A well-recorded live date, one of many Gordon did at the Montmartre, this easily ranks as one of Gordon's best, just shy of his magnum opus Homecoming".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 12:37
  2. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:38
  3. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:08
  4. "Sonnymoon for Two" (Rollins) – 15:39
  5. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 9:12 Bonus track on 1988 release

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. ↑ Discogs album entry: The Montmartre Collection, Vol. 1, accessed March 7, 2017
  3. ↑ Discogs album entry: Both Sides of Midnight, accessed March 7, 2017
  4. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Both Sides of Midnight – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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