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The Other Side of Round Midnight

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Released
  
1986

Label
  
Blue Note

Artist
  
Dexter Gordon

Movie
  
Round Midnight

Length
  
42:21

The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
  
Jazz Africa (1987)

Release date
  
1986

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 1–12 and August 20–23, 1985

Producer
  
Herbie Hancock and Michael Cuscuna

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Similar
  
Dexter Gordon albums, Jazz albums

The other side of round midnight featuring dexter gordon full album


The Other Side of Round Midnight is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1985 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was recorded during the making of for Bertrand Tavernier's 1986 film Round Midnight which also produced the Academy Award-winning soundtrack album. The album features the last recordings released under Gordon's name (although he does not appear on all tracks) which were produced and arranged by Herbie Hancock.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and calling it "Not essential but interesting".

Track listing

  1. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:46
  2. "Berangere's Nightmare" (Herbie Hancock) - 4:35
  3. "Call Sheet Blues" (Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins) - 6:05
  4. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) - 3:35
  5. "Tivoli" (Dexter Gordon) - 4:10
  6. "Society Red" (Dexter Gordon) - 5:30
  7. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) - 4:15
  8. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) - 7:43
  9. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:28
  • Recorded live at Studio Eclair, Épinay-sur-Seine, France
    Additional recording at Studio Davout and Studio Phillipe Sarde, Paris

    • Personnel

  • Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 6 & 7), soprano saxophone (5)
  • Wayne Shorter - soprano saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (3)
  • Freddie Hubbard (2 & 6), Palle Mikkelborg (1 & 5) - trumpet
  • Herbie Hancock (1-4 & 7-9), Cedar Walton (5 & 6) - piano
  • Ron Carter (1-3 & 6), Mads Vinding (1 & 5), Pierre Michelot (7 & 8) - double bass
  • Billy Higgins (1, 3, 5, 7 & 8), Tony Williams (2 & 6) - drums
  • Bobby McFerrin - vocals (4, duo with H. Hancock)
  • John McLaughlin - guitar (7)
  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibes (8)

    • Songs

    1'Round Midnight6:37
    2Berangere's Nightmare4:37
    3Call Sheet Blues6:27

    References

    The Other Side of Round Midnight Wikipedia
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