Cheese Cake (album)

Cheese Cake (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 2) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979.[1][2][3]

Cheese Cake
Live album by
Released1979
RecordedJune 11, 1964
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length39:20
LabelSteepleChase
SCC-6008
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
One Flight Up
(1964)
Cheese Cake
(1979)
King Neptune
(1974)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "This particular LP features the great tenor with a rhythm section comprised of Europe's best ... Gordon takes long solos that never seem to run out of ideas, making this set a valuable addition to his lengthy discography".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.

  1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 2:20
  2. "Cheese Cake" – 14:00
  3. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 9:30
  4. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 13:30

Personnel

References

  1. 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. Yanow, Scott. Cheese Cake – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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