The Panther!
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1970 studio album by Dexter Gordon
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | July 7, 1970 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7829 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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The Panther! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon that was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
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
- "The Panther" - 6:29
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 11:01
- "Valse Robin" - 5:56
- "Mrs. Miniver" - 7:38
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 5:23
- "The Blues Walk" (Clifford Brown) - 7:21
Personnel
References
- ↑ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 20, 2013
- 1 2 Planer, L. Allmusic Review accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Down Beat: May 27, 1971 vol. 38, no. 11. Review by Dan Morgenstern.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.