Biting the Apple

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Biting the Apple
Biting the Apple.jpg
Studio album by
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released1977
RecordedNovember 9, 1976
StudioCI Recording Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length56:15 CD with bonus tracks
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1080
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Silver Blue
(1976) 		Biting the Apple
(1977) 		Homecoming
(1976)

Biting the Apple is an album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "It is highly recommended, as are all of Dexter Gordon's SteepleChase recordings from this period".[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Apple Jump" (Dexter Gordon) – 11:28
  2. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 7:30
  3. "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 9:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Skylark" (Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 8:36
  6. "A La Modal" (Gordon) – 10:05

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dexter Gordon discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Biting the Apple – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 583. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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