Dexter Gordon / Live At The Amsterdam Paradiso

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

The great tenor Dexter Gordon made so many consistently enjoyable straightahead recordings during 1960-78 that it is difficult to come up with any sets that are not recommended to fans of bebop. This double album finds Gordon in excellent form, performing four jazz standards along with two of his originals ("Fried Bananas" and "Junior") with a Dutch trio (pianist Cees Slinger, bassist Jacques Schoisand the future avant-garde innovator Han Bennink on drums). Virtually all of Gordon's records from his productive European period find him at his peak and this two-fer is no exception.

Dexter Gordon
Live At The Amsterdam Paradiso
Catfish 1971
Recorded - Febuary 5, 1969

Track listing 

A1 Introduction A2 Fried Bananas 0:31 A3 What's New (Burke, Haggart) 12:48 B Good Bait (Tadd Dameron) 22:34 C1 Rhythm-A-Ning (Thelonious Monk) 37:00 C2 Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) 45:57 D1 Junior 56:57 D2 Scrapple From The Apple (Charlie Parker) 1:09:17

Personnel

Dexter Gordon (ts) Cees Slinger (p) Jacques Schals (b) Han Bennink (dr)