Billie's Bounce (album)
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| Billie's Bounce | ||||
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| Live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | August 20, 1964 | |||
| Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:48 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCC-6028 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
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Billie's Bounce (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 7) 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
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "The well-recorded performances feature the great bop tenor in peak form and are easily recommended as is this entire Dexter in Radioland series".[4]
Track listing
- Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:28
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 17:17
- "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:12
- Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:12
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 16:21
- "Soul Sister" (Dexter Gordon) – 13:18
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone,
- Tete Montoliu – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Alex Riel – drums
References
- ↑ Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yanow, Scott. Billie's Bounce – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.