Clubhouse (album) explained

Clubhouse
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dexter Gordon
Cover:	Dexter_Gordon_-_ClubhouseLP.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	May 27, 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Bebop
Length:	39:14
Label:	Blue Note
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:	Billie's Bounce
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Gettin' Around
Next Year:	1965

Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by Blue Note Records.^[1]

Critical reception

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Clubhouse "superb" and "mature late bebop".^[2] AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated, "It is excellent music if not quite essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.

1. "Hanky Panky" – 6:32
2. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 6:43
3. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 7:05
4. "Clubhouse" – 7:33
5. "Lady Iris B." (Rudy Stevenson) – 5:41
6. "Jodi" – 5:40

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Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (tracks 1–5)
• Barry Harris – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–6)
• Ben Tucker – bass (track 3)
• Billy Higgins – drums

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Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#blue-note-gxf-3055 Dexter Gordon discography
2. News: Christgau. Robert. Robert Christgau. February 2, 1981. Christgau's Consumer Guide. The Village Voice. New York. August 7, 2013.