Both Sides of Midnight

Both Sides of Midnight
Live album by
Dexter Gordon
Released1988
RecordedJuly 20, 1967
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length53:14
LabelBlack Lion
BLP 60103
ProducerAlan Bates
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Squirrel
(1967) 		Both Sides of Midnight
(1988) 		Body and Soul
(1967)
The Montmartre Collection Vol. 1 cover

Both Sides of Midnight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967.[1] It was released on the Black Lion label as The Montmartre Collection Vol. 1, then re-released with an additional track and different title in 1988 to capitalize on the success of the film Round Midnight.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic critic Michael G. Nastos stated "A well-recorded live date, one of many Gordon did at the Montmartre, this easily ranks as one of Gordon's best, just shy of his magnum opus Homecoming".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 12:37
  2. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:38
  3. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:08
  4. "Sonnymoon for Two" (Rollins) – 15:39
  5. "Misty" (Erroll Garner) – 9:12 Bonus track on 1988 release

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. ^ a b c Nastos, Michael G.. Both Sides of Midnight – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.