Billie's Bounce (album)

Billie's Bounce
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
I Want More (1964) Billie's Bounce (1983) Clubhouse (1965)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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

1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:28
2. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 17:17
3. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:12
4. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:12
5. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 16:21
6. "Soul Sister" (Dexter Gordon) – 13:18

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon  – tenor saxophone,
• Tete Montoliu  – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen  – bass
• Alex Riel  – drums

References

1. Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
3. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Billie's Bounce – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 7, 2017.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.