Cheese Cake (album)

Cheese Cake
Live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released	1979
Recorded	June 11, 1964
Venue	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:20
Label	SteepleChase SCC-6008
Producer	Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
One Flight Up (1964) Cheese Cake (1979) King Neptune (1974)

Cheese Cake (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 2) 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]
DownBeat	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "This particular LP features the great tenor with a rhythm section comprised of Europe's best ... Gordon takes long solos that never seem to run out of ideas, making this set a valuable addition to his lengthy discography". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.

1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 2:20
2. "Cheese Cake" – 14:00
3. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 9:30
4. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 13:30

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. Cheese Cake – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 7, 2017.
5. Moorhead, Arthur (February 1980). "Dexter Gordon: Clubhouse / Cheesecake". DownBeat . Vol. 47, no. 2. pp. 32, 34.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.