Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux

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.[2]

Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
Live album by
Dexter Gordon and Junior Mance
Released1970
RecordedJune 18, 1970
Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length55:18 CD reissue with bonus track
LabelPrestige
PR 7861
ProducerJoel Dorn and Michael Cuscuna
Dexter Gordon chronology
Some Other Spring
(1970)		 Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
(1970)		 The Panther!
(1970)
Junior Mance chronology
With a Lotta Help from My Friends
(1970)		 Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
(1970)		 That Lovin' Feelin'
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

  1. "Fried Bananas" - 8:12
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 7:54
  3. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:40
  4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 10:15
  5. "Blue Monk" (Monk) - 10:50
  6. "The Panther" - 9:27 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References
  1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 21, 2013.
  2. Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 21, 2013
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