Stella by Starlight (album) explained

Stella by Starlight
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Dexter Gordon
Cover:	Stella by Starlight (album).jpg
Released:	October 17, 2005
Recorded:	January 6, 1966
Venue:	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	SteepleChase SCCD-36036
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Dexter Gordon
Prev Title:	Setting the Pace
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	The Squirrel
Next Year:	1967

Stella by Starlight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1966 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 2005.^{[1] [2] [3]} The album features Gordon's quartet with saxophonist Pony Poindexter.

Track listing

1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 16:54
2. Introduction – 0:10
3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 20:05
4. Introduction – 0:15
5. "Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 10:33
6. Introduction – 0:17
7. "Sonnymoon for Two" [fade-out] (Sonny Rollins) – 0:37

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone, vocals
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Makaya Ntshoko – drums

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Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#steeplechase-sccd-36036 Dexter Gordon catalog
2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/dexter-gordon-stella-by-starlight-sccd-36036/ SteepleChase Records discography
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_6000.htm Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography