Loose Walk (Dexter Gordon album)

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Loose Walk
Live album by
Released2003
RecordedJune 24, 1965
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length47:25
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD-36032
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Wee Dot
(1965)
Loose Walk
(2003)
Misty
(1965)

Loose Walk is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1965 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 2005.[1][2][3]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

JazzTimes reviewer Chris Kelsey stated "Gordon’s playing is loose and relaxed, bluesy and intense. Drew is superb; NHOP and Riel do their duty. Dex’s idiosyncratic spoken intros to tunes like “I Should Care” and “Come Rain or Come Shine” are charming, and the gritty soulfulness of his playing reminds us just how much we miss the greats of his generation. They don’t make ’em like this anymore".[5]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 13:31
  2. Introduction – 0:17
  3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 14:17
  4. Introduction – 0:37
  5. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston) – 10:56
  6. Introduction – 0:39
  7. "Loose Walk" (Sonny Stitt) – 7:08

Source:[6]

Personnel[edit]

Source:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Kelsey, C., JazzTimes Review, accessed March 7, 2017
  6. ^ "Dexter Gordon: Loose Walk". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2020.