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Lullaby for a Monster

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Released
  
1981

Lullaby for a Monster (1976)
  
True Blue (1976)

Release date
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Nils Winther

Artist
  
Dexter Gordon

Label
  
SteepleChase Records

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Recorded
  
June 15, 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Length
  
46:50 CD with bonus track

Similar
  
Dexter Gordon albums, Jazz albums

Lullaby for a Monster is an album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1981.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "this Dexter Gordon album features him in a surprisingly sparse setting. ...he is up to the challenge and his lengthy solos never lose one's interest".

Track listing

  1. "Nursery Blues" (Dexter Gordon) - 6:02
  2. "Lullaby for a Monster" (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) - 6:32
  3. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 6:39
  4. "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 8:14
  6. "Tanya" (Donald Byrd) - 10:24

Personnel

  • Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
  • Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
  • Alex Riel - drums

    • Songs

    1Nursery Blues (feat Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Alex Riel)Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Alex Riel6:02
    2Lullaby for a Monster (feat Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Alex Riel)Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Alex Riel6:33
    3On Green Dolphin Street (feat Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Alex Riel)Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Alex Riel6:40

    References

    Lullaby for a Monster Wikipedia
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