Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux

Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
Live album by Dexter Gordon and Junior Mance
Released	1970
Recorded	June 18, 1970 Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:18CD reissue with bonus track
Label	Prestige PR 7861
Producer	Joel Dorn and Michael Cuscuna
Dexter Gordon chronology
Some Other Spring (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (1970) The Panther! (1970)
Junior Mance chronology
With a Lotta Help from My Friends (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (1970) That Lovin' Feelin' (1972)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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. ^[3]

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." ^[1]

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

References

1. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed March 21, 2013.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 21, 2013