A Day in Copenhagen explained

A Day in Copenhagen
Type:Studio
Artist:Dexter Gordon with Slide Hampton
Cover:A Day in Copenhagen.png
Released:1969
Recorded:March 10, 1969
Metronome Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:Jazz
Length:41:45
Label:MPS
MPS 15230
Prestige
PR 7763
Chronology:Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:Live at the Amsterdam Paradiso
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:The Tower of Power!
Next Year:1969

A Day in Copenhagen is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon with trombonist Slide Hampton recorded in Copenhagen in 1969 which was originally released on the MPS label in Europe and re-released on the Prestige label in the US.[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "Unlike many other American expatriates living in Europe, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon always managed to play and record with the top musicians while overseas... The other soloists are fine but Gordon easily dominates the set, playing his brand of hard-driving bop".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Slide Hampton except as indicated

  1. "My Blues" - 9:11
  2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 6:03
  3. "A New Thing" - 5:07
  4. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart) - 8:04
  5. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:01
  6. "A Day in Vienna" - 7:49

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#mps-15230 Dexter Gordon discography
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 21, 2013