The Apartment (album)

The Apartment
Studio album by Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released 1975
Recorded May 24 & September 8, 1974 at Rosenberg Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length 48:13 CD with bonus track
Label SteepleChase SCS 1025
Producer Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Source
(1973)		 The Apartment
(1974)		 Round Midnight
(1974)

The Apartment is an album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1974 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "While in Europe, tenor-sax-great Dexter Gordon recorded many sessions with pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. All are worth acquiring and this one is no exception".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

  1. "The Apartment" - 5:57
  2. "Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 7:34
  3. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 7:23
  4. "Strollin'" (Horace Silver) - 7:53
  5. "Candlelight Lady" - 8:52
  6. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) - 6:04 Bonus track on CD release
  7. "Antabus" - 4:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Dexter Gordon discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  2. ↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Apartment – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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