Landslide (album)

1980 studio album by Dexter Gordon

Landslide

Studio album by

Dexter Gordon

Released| 1980
Recorded| May 9, 1961, May 5, 1962 and June 25, 1962
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:15
Label| Blue Note
LT-1051
Producer| Alfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
| Dexter Calling...
(1961)  | Landslide
(1980)  | Go
(1962)

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Landslide is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon featuring recordings from 1961 and 1962 which was first released on the Blue Note label in 1980 as part of the Blue Note Classics series.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated: "Landslide is comprised of previously unreleased material from three separate Dexter Gordon-led sessions between May 1961 and June 1962. ... All three sessions hold together fairly well, and although nothing on the record qualifies as a masterpiece, nothing is bad, either. In comparison to the released sessions, this material may pale somewhat, but it remains first-rate hard bop and is recommended to Gordon collectors".[3]

## Track listing

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1. "Landslide" (Dexter Gordon) – 5:12
2. "Love Locked Out" (Ray Noble, Max Kester) – 4:44
3. "You Said It" (Tommy Turrentine) – 4:28
4. "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 4:59
5. "Blue Gardenia" (Bob Russell, Lester Lee) – 6:39
6. "Six Bits Jones" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:16
7. "Second Balcony Jump" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 5:57

* Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on May 9, 1961 (track 1), May 5, 1962 (tracks 2–4) and June 25, 1962 (tracks 5–7)

## Personnel

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* Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
* Dave Burns (tracks 5–7), Tommy Turrentine (tracks 2–4) – trumpet
* Sonny Clark (tracks 5–7), Kenny Drew (track 1), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 2–4) – piano
* Ron Carter (tracks 5–7), Paul Chambers (track 1), Al Lucas (tracks 2–4) – bass
* Willie Bobo (tracks 2–4), Philly Joe Jones (track 1 & 5–7) – drums

## References

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1. ^ Jazzdisco: Dexter Gordon discography accessed December 3, 2018.
2. ^ Jazzlists: Blue Note Classic (LT series) discography accessed December 3, 2018.
3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Dexter Gordon: Landslide: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

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Dexter Gordon

1940s
and
1950s|

* Dexter Rides Again (1945–47)
* The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
* The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947)
* The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947)
* Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)
* Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)

1960s|

* The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960)
* Doin' Allright (1961)
* Dexter Calling... (1961)
* Go (1962)
* A Swingin' Affair (1962)
* Our Man in Paris (1963)
* One Flight Up (1964)
* Cheese Cake (1964)
* I Want More (1964)
* It's You or No One (1964)
* King Neptune (1964)
* Love for Sale (1964)
* Clubhouse (1965)
* Gettin' Around (1965)
* Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965)
* The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967)
* Take the "A" Train (1967)
* A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969)
* The Tower of Power! (1969)
* More Power! (1969)

1970s|

* Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970)
* Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970)
* The Panther! (1970)
* The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970)
* The Jumpin' Blues (1970)
* Ca'Purange (1972)
* Tangerine (1972)
* Generation (1972)
* All Souls (1972)
* The Apartment (1974)
* Something Different (1975)
* Bouncin' with Dex (1975)
* Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975)
* Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976)
* True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
* Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976)
* Biting The Apple (1976)
* Sophisticated Giant (1977)
* Manhattan Symphonie (1978)

1980s|

* Gotham City (1980)
* American Classic (1982)
* Round Midnight (1986)
* The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986)
* Both Sides of Midnight (1988)

Posthumous
releases|

* Live at Carnegie Hall (1998)
* The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)

Related
articles|

* Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather)
* Round Midnight (1986 film)
* Lars Ulrich

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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