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

55:18 CD 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)

The Junior Mance Touch
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.^[2]

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 as indicated

"Fried Bananas" - 8:12
"Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 7:54
"Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:40
"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 10:15
"Blue Monk" (Monk) - 10:50
"The Panther" - 9:27 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 21, 2013.
↑ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 21, 2013

Dexter Gordon

1940s	Dexter Rides Again (1945) The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)

1950s	Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)

1960s	The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960) Doin' Allright (1961) Dexter Calling... (1961) Go! (1962) A Swingin' Affair (1962) Our Man in Paris (1963) One Flight Up (1964) King Neptune (1964) Clubhouse (1965) Gettin' Around (1965) Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965) The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967) Take the "A" Train (1967) A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969) The Tower of Power! (1969) More Power! (1969)

1970s	Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970) The Panther! (1970) The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970) The Jumpin' Blues (1970) Ca'Purange (1972) Tangerine (1972) Generation (1972) All Souls (1972) The Apartment (1974) Something Different (1975) Bouncin' with Dex (1975) Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975) Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976) True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Biting The Apple (1976) Sophisticated Giant (1977) Manhattan Symphonie (1978)

1980s	Gotham City (1980) American Classic (1982) Round Midnight (1986) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)

1990s and 2000s	Live at Carnegie Hall (1998) The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)

Related articles	Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather) Round Midnight (1986 film)

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