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Released
  
1970

Release date
  
1970

Genre
  
Jazz

Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (1970)
  
The Panther! (1970)

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
June 18, 1970 Montreux, Switzerland

Length
  
55:18 CD reissue with bonus track

Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (1970)
  
That Lovin' Feelin' (1972)

Artists
  
Dexter Gordon, Junior Mance

Producers
  
Joel Dorn, Michael Cuscuna

Similar
  
Dexter Gordon albums, Jazz albums

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.

Contents

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."

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

  • Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
  • Junior Mance - piano
  • Martin Rivera - bass
  • Oliver Jackson - drums
  • Songs

    1Fried Bananas8:13
    2Sophisticated Lady7:56
    3Rhythm-A-Ning8:44

    References

    Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux Wikipedia