Cheese Cake (album) explained

Cheese Cake
Type:Live album
Artist:Dexter Gordon Quartet
Cover:Cheese Cake (album).jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:June 11, 1964
Venue:Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:Jazz
Length:39:20
Label:SteepleChase
SCC-6008
Producer:Nils Winther
Chronology:Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:One Flight Up
Prev Year:1964
Next Title:King Neptune
Next Year:1974

Cheese Cake (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 2) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979.[1] [2] [3]

Critical reception

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "This particular LP features the great tenor with a rhythm section Europe's best ... Gordon takes long solos that never seem to run out of ideas, making this set a valuable addition to his lengthy discography".

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.

  1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 2:20
  2. "Cheese Cake" – 14:00
  3. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 9:30
  4. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 13:30

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#steeplechase-scc-6008 Dexter Gordon catalog
  2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/dexter-gordon-cheese-cake-sccd-36008/ SteepleChase Records discography
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_6000.htm Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography