The Tower of Power!
1969 studio album by Dexter Gordon
| The Tower of Power! | ||||
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| Studio album by Dexter Gordon | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | April 2 & 4, 1969 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:47 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7623 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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The Tower of Power! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Lindsay Planer of AllMusic states, "Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) returned to the United States in the spring of 1969 to create his first studio recordings in nearly a decade... Gordon selflessly provides copious space to his bandmates, a quality that certainly makes selections such as these a pleasure to revisit".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated
- "Montmartre" (Dexter Gordon, Rex Stewart) – 10:54
- "The Rainbow People" – 8:49
- "Stanley the Steamer" – 8:02
- "Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) – 8:02
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- James Moody – tenor saxophone (track 1)
- Barry Harris – piano
- Buster Williams – bass
- Albert "Tootie" Heath – drums
References
- ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 19, 2013
- ^ a b Planer, L. AllMusic Review accessed March 15, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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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
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