Both Sides of Midnight
1988 live album by Dexter Gordon
Both Sides of Midnight | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Live album by Dexter Gordon | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | July 20, 1967 | |||
Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 53:14 | |||
Label | Black Lion BLP 60103 | |||
Producer | Alan Bates | |||
Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
| ||||
The Montmartre Collection Vol. 1 cover | ||||
Both Sides of Midnight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967.[1] It was released on the Black Lion label as The Montmartre Collection Vol. 1, then re-released with an additional track and different title in 1988 to capitalize on the success of the film Round Midnight.[1][2]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
AllMusic critic Michael G. Nastos stated "A well-recorded live date, one of many Gordon did at the Montmartre, this easily ranks as one of Gordon's best, just shy of his magnum opus Homecoming".[2]
Track listing
- "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 12:37
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:38
- "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:08
- "Sonnymoon for Two" (Rollins) – 15:39
- "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 9:12 Bonus track on 1988 release
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Albert Heath – drums
References
- ^ a b Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
- ^ a b c Nastos, Michael G.. Both Sides of Midnight – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- v
- t
- e
and
1950s
- Dexter Rides Again (1945–47)
- The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)
- Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)
- Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960)
- Doin' Allright (1961)
- Dexter Calling... (1961)
- Go (1962)
- A Swingin' Affair (1962)
- Our Man in Paris (1963)
- One Flight Up (1964)
- Cheese Cake (1964)
- I Want More (1964)
- It's You or No One (1964)
- King Neptune (1964)
- Love for Sale (1964)
- Clubhouse (1965)
- Gettin' Around (1965)
- Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965)
- The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967)
- Take the "A" Train (1967)
- A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969)
- The Tower of Power! (1969)
- More Power! (1969)
- Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970)
- Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970)
- The Panther! (1970)
- The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970)
- The Jumpin' Blues (1970)
- Ca'Purange (1972)
- Tangerine (1972)
- Generation (1972)
- All Souls (1972)
- The Apartment (1974)
- Something Different (1975)
- Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
- Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975)
- Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976)
- True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Biting The Apple (1976)
- Sophisticated Giant (1977)
- Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
- Gotham City (1980)
- American Classic (1982)
- Round Midnight (1986)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
- Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
releases
- Live at Carnegie Hall (1998)
- The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
articles
- Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather)
- Round Midnight (1986 film)
- Lars Ulrich