The Panther!

The Panther!
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1970
Recorded	July 7, 1970 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:23
Label	Prestige PR 7829
Producer	Don Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (1970) The Panther! (1970) The Chase! (1970)

The Panther! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon that was recorded in 1970 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 (tenor sax) entered the 1970s -- as well as his career's quarter-century mark -- on a definite upstroke with the sly, sexy -- and above else -- stylish platter The Panther!" ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

1. "The Panther" - 6:29
2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 11:01
3. "Valse Robin" - 5:56
4. "Mrs. Miniver" - 7:38
5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 5:23
6. "The Blues Walk" (Clifford Brown) - 7:21

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Larry Ridley - bass
• Alan Dawson - drums

References

1. Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 20, 2013
2. Planer, L. Allmusic Review accessed March 31, 2014
3. Down Beat: May 27, 1971 vol. 38, no. 11. Review by Dan Morgenstern.
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.