More Power!

This article is about the 1969 Dexter Gordon album. For other uses, see More Power.

More Power!
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1969
Recorded	April 2 & 4, 1969 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:48
Label	Prestige PR 7680
Producer	Don Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Tower of Power! (1969) More Power! (1969) L.T.D. (1969)

More Power! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic states, "Dexter Gordon's return Stateside resulted in the tenor participating in his first studio sessions in nearly a decade. Not only would his April 1969 confab with James Moody (tenor sax), Barry Harris (piano), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert 'Tootie' Heath (drums) yield this long player, but its predecessor/companion The Tower of Power! as well". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

1. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) / "Half Nelson" (Miles Davis) – 10:38
2. "Meditation (Meditação)" (Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) – 8:27
3. "Fried Bananas" – 6:05
4. "Boston Bernie" – 7:36
5. "Sticky Wicket" – 7:02

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• James Moody – tenor saxophone (ensemble tracks 1 & 5)
• Barry Harris – piano
• Buster Williams – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

References

1. Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 20, 2013
2. Planer, L. AllMusic Review accessed March 20, 2013
3. Down Beat: July 9, 1970 vol. 37, no. 13.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.