Gotham City (album) explained

Gotham City
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Dexter Gordon
Cover:	Gotham City (album).jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	August 11–12, 1980
Studio:	CBS Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:20
Label:	Columbia JC 36853
Producer:	Jim Fischel, Michael Cuscuna
Chronology:	Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:	Nights at the Keystone, Volumes 1-4
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	American Classic
Next Year:	1982

Gotham City is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1980 and released by Columbia in 1981.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and wrote that "Dexter Gordon was still in pretty good form at the time of this later recording" and "the quality of the solos is quite high".

Track listing

1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 9:33
2. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 7:12
3. "The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)" (Clifford Brown) – 8:17
4. "Gotham City" (Dexter Gordon) – 9:18

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• George Benson – electric guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (track 3)
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Technical

• Don Puluse - engineer
• Maxine Gregg - executive producer
• Richard Avedon - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dexter Gordon Catalog. https://web.archive.org/web/20190820154825/https://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/. August 20, 2019 . live. Jazz Discography Project. May 23, 2020.