The Apartment
Studio album by
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released1975
RecordedMay 24 & September 8, 1974
StudioRosenberg Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length48:13 CD with bonus track
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1025
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Source
(1973)		 The Apartment
(1975)		 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]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

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 where noted.

  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., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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