Take the "A" Train (Dexter Gordon album)

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Take the "A" Train
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Live album by
Dexter Gordon
Released1989
RecordedJuly 21, 1967
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length66:39
LabelBlack Lion
BLP 60133
ProducerAlan Bates
Dexter Gordon chronology
Body and Soul
(1967) 		Take the "A" Train
(1989)
(1969)

Take the "A" Train is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967 and first released on the Black Lion label in 1989.[1][2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
All About Jazz4.25 stars on a 5 point scale[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[5]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated, "Throughout, Dexter Gordon is in consistently creative form, making this CD well worth getting by his fans."[3] On All About Jazz James Nichols said, "We hear his immensely personal dry tone, humorous popular song quotes, very creative bebop solos and his listless and steadily paced baritone voice performing master of ceremonies duties. Very enjoyable, pick it up if you run across it."[4]

Track listing[]

  1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:59
  2. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 15:13
  3. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 10:34
  4. "For All We Know" [2nd Version] (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:35 Bonus track on CD release
  5. "Blues Walk" [2nd Version] (Clifford Brown) – 11:01 Bonus track on CD release
  6. "I Guess I'll Have to Hang My Tears out to Dry" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 6:08
  7. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 15:03

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed March 7, 2017
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. Take the "A" Train – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Nichols, James (April 1, 2001). "Dexter Gordon: Take The "A" Train". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ 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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