Swiss Nights Vol. 1

Swiss Nights Vol. 1
Live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released 1976
Recorded August 23 & 24, 1975 at the Zurich Jazz Festival in Zurich, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length 66:55 CD with bonus tracks
Label SteepleChase SCS 1050
Producer Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Stable Mable
(1975)		 Swiss Nights Vol. 1
(1975)		 Swiss Nights Vol. 2
(1975)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "All of the performances are at least ten minutes long and there are some rambling moments, but in general, the music is quite rewarding. This was one of Dexter Gordon's prime periods".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Tenor Madness" (Sonny Rollins) - 10:39
  2. "Wave" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 10:39
  3. "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) - 9:59
  4. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 12:28
  5. "The Panther" (Dexter Gordon) - 13:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Montmartre/The Theme" (Dexter Gordon/Traditional) - 9:53 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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. 1 – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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