The Chase!
1970 live album by Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons
The Chase! | ||||
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Live album by Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons | ||||
Released | 1970 | |||
Recorded | July 26, 1970 | |||
Venue | North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 70:49 CD reissue with bonus tracks | |||
Label | Prestige PR 10010 | |||
Producer | Chuck Nessa | |||
Gene Ammons chronology | ||||
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Dexter Gordon chronology | ||||
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The Chase! is a live album by the saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [5] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "this CD is highly recommended to fans of tenor battles and straight-ahead jazz... Jug and Gordon... are heard in prime, combative form."[2]
A writer for Billboard wrote: "When together the accent is on excitement as the two musicians push each other onwards."[6]
Track listing
- "Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 17:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 10:07
- "The Chase" (Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray) - 10:29
- "Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)/I Can't Get Started/My Funny Valentine/Misty" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman/Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke/Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers/Erroll Garner) - 14:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Lonesome Lover Blues" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 13:25
- "The Happy Blues" (Art Farmer) - 5:26
Personnel
- Gene Ammons (tracks 3-6), Dexter Gordon (tracks 1-5) - tenor saxophone
- Jodie Christian (tracks 3-5), John Young (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - piano
- Cleveland Eaton (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Rufus Reid (tracks 3-5) - double bass
- Wilbur Campbell (tracks 3-5), Steve McCall (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - drums
- Vi Redd - vocal (track 5)
References
- ^ "Gene Ammons discography". Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. "The Chase! Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 348.
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. June 5, 1971. p. 37 – via Google Books.
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1950s
- Dexter Rides Again (1945–47)
- The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
- The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)
- Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)
- Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960)
- Doin' Allright (1961)
- Dexter Calling... (1961)
- Go (1962)
- A Swingin' Affair (1962)
- Our Man in Paris (1963)
- One Flight Up (1964)
- Cheese Cake (1964)
- I Want More (1964)
- It's You or No One (1964)
- King Neptune (1964)
- Love for Sale (1964)
- Clubhouse (1965)
- Gettin' Around (1965)
- Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965)
- The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967)
- Take the "A" Train (1967)
- A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969)
- The Tower of Power! (1969)
- More Power! (1969)
- Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970)
- Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970)
- The Panther! (1970)
- The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970)
- The Jumpin' Blues (1970)
- Ca'Purange (1972)
- Tangerine (1972)
- Generation (1972)
- All Souls (1972)
- The Apartment (1974)
- Something Different (1975)
- Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
- Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975)
- Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976)
- True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
- Biting The Apple (1976)
- Sophisticated Giant (1977)
- Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
- Gotham City (1980)
- American Classic (1982)
- Round Midnight (1986)
- The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
- Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
releases
- Live at Carnegie Hall (1998)
- The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
articles
- Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather)
- Round Midnight (1986 film)
- Lars Ulrich