Lullaby for a Monster explained

Lullaby for a Monster
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dexter Gordon Trio
Cover:	Lullaby for a Monster.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	June 15, 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:50 CD with bonus track
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1156
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:	Bouncin' with Dex
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	True Blue
Next Year:	1976

Lullaby for a Monster is an album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1981.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said that "this Dexter Gordon album features him in a surprisingly sparse setting. ...he is up to the challenge and his lengthy solos never lose one's interest".

Track listing

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1. "Nursery Blues" (Dexter Gordon) - 6:02
2. "Lullaby for a Monster" (Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) - 6:32
3. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 6:39
4. "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 8:14
6. "Tanya" (Donald Byrd) - 10:24

Personnel

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• Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass Alex Riel - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#steeplechase-scs-1156 Dexter Gordon discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1100.htm SteepleChase Records discography
3. Web site: Steeplechase Records 1150 to 1199.