Body and Soul (Dexter Gordon album)

Body and Soul
Live album by
Dexter Gordon
Released1988
RecordedJuly 20, 1967
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length59:10
LabelBlack Lion
BLP 60118
ProducerAlan Bates
Dexter Gordon chronology
Both Sides of Midnight
(1967) 		Body and Soul
(1988) 		Take the "A" Train
(1967)
Blues Walk! The Montmatre Collection Vol. II cover

Body and Soul is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967.[1]

The album had first been released on the Black Lion label in 1974 as Blues Walk! The Montmatre Collection Vol. II with only four tracks (i.e. without "Come Rain or Come Shine").[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

AllMusic critic Michael G. Nastos stated "This set is recommended along with the two other CDs from this well-documented engagement".[1]

Track listing

  1. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 12:38
  2. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 11:04
  3. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 12:29
  4. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 9:34
  5. "Blues Walk" (Lou Donaldson) – 13:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Body and Soul – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.