Swiss Nights Vol. 2

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Swiss Nights Vol. 2
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Live album by
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released1978
RecordedAugust 23 & 24, 1975 at the Zurich Jazz Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length62:01CD with bonus tracks
Label SteepleChase SCS 1090
Producer Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Swiss Nights Vol. 1
(1975)
Swiss Nights Vol. 2
(1978)
Swiss Nights Vol. 3
(1975)

Swiss Nights Vol. 2 is a live album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in Zurich in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1978. [1] [2]

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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "The second of three CDs taken from Gordon's appearances at the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival showcases the veteran tenor in peak form. With strong support from the talented rhythm section ...Dexter Gordon is heard throughout at his best". [3]

Track listing

  1. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 15:08
  2. "Sticky Wicket" (Dexter Gordon) - 5:33
  3. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 10:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Rhythm-a-Ning/The Theme" (Thelonious Monk/Traditional) - 11:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 9:47
  6. "Montmartre/The Theme" (Dexter Gordon/Traditional) - 9:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Dexter Gordon discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Swiss Nights Vol. 2 – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 583. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.