Cheese Cake (album)
| Cheese Cake | ||||
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| Live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | June 11, 1964 | |||
| Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:20 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCC-6008 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
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Cheese Cake (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 2) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979.[1][2][3]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| DownBeat |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "This particular LP features the great tenor with a rhythm section comprised of Europe's best ... Gordon takes long solos that never seem to run out of ideas, making this set a valuable addition to his lengthy discography".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
- Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 2:20
- "Cheese Cake" – 14:00
- "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 9:30
- "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 13:30
Personnel
[edit]- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Tete Montoliu – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Alex Riel – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Cheese Cake – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ Moorhead, Arthur (February 1980). "Dexter Gordon: Clubhouse / Cheesecake". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 2. p. 32, 34.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.