Tenor-saxophonist
Dexter Gordon
recorded three CD's worth of material during a two-day period at Copenhagen's legendary Montmartre Club;
Take the 'A' Train
and
Both Sides of Midnight
have also been released by Black Lion on CD.
Gordon
and his impressive quartet (pianist
Kenny Drew
, bassist
Neils Henning Orsted Pederson
and drummer
Albert "Tootie" Heath
) play versions of "Like Someone in Love," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "There Will Never Be Another You," "Body and Soul" and "Blues Walk" that clock in between nine and 14 minutes. Ironically,
Dexter
, who was in peak form during his years in Europe, was somewhat forgotten in the U.S. at the time. This set is recommended along with the two other CDs from this well-documented engagement. ~ Scott Yanow