The Chase!

The Chase!
The Chase!
Live album by Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons
Released	1970
Recorded	July 26, 1970 ; North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:49 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Prestige; PR 10010
Producer	Chuck Nessa
Gene Ammons chronology
Dexter Gordon chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

The Chase! is a live album by saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.^[4]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review stated "this CD is highly recommended to fans of tenor battles and straight-ahead jazz".^[1]

Track listing[]

"Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 17:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 10:07
"The Chase" (Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray) - 10:29
"Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)/I Can't Get Started/My Funny Valentine/Misty" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman/Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke/Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers/Erroll Garner) - 14:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Lonesome Lover Blues" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 13:25
"The Happy Blues" (Art Farmer) - 5:26

Personnel[]

Gene Ammons (tracks 3-6), Dexter Gordon (tracks 1-5) - tenor saxophone
Jodie Christian (tracks 3-5), John Young (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - piano
Cleveland Eaton (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Rufus Reid (tracks 3-5) - bass
Wilbur Campbell (tracks 3-5), Steve McCall (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - drums
Vi Redd - vocal (track 5)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 17, 2012

[Allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.

[4] Gene Ammons discography accessed December 17, 2012

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