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The Panther!

The Panther!
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedJuly 7, 1970
New York City
GenreJazz
Length43:23
LabelPrestige
PR 7829
ProducerDon Schlitten
Dexter Gordon chronology
Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux
(1970)
The Panther!
(1970)
The Chase!
(1970)

The Panther! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon that was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Lindsay Planer of Allmusic states, "Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) entered the 1970s -- as well as his career's quarter-century mark -- on a definite upstroke with the sly, sexy -- and above else -- stylish platter The Panther!"[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

  1. "The Panther" - 6:29
  2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 11:01
  3. "Valse Robin" - 5:56
  4. "Mrs. Miniver" - 7:38
  5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 5:23
  6. "The Blues Walk" (Clifford Brown) - 7:21

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 20, 2013
  2. ^ a b Planer, L. Allmusic Review accessed March 31, 2014
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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