Stella by Starlight (album)

2005 live album by Dexter Gordon

Stella by Starlight

Live album by

Dexter Gordon

Released| October 17, 2005
Recorded| January 6, 1966
Venue| Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre| Jazz
Label| SteepleChase
SCCD-36036
Producer| Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
| Setting the Pace
(1965)  | Stella by Starlight
(2005)  | The Squirrel
(1967)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [1]

Stella by Starlight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1966 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 2005.[2][3][4] The album features Gordon's quartet with saxophonist Pony Poindexter.

## Track listing

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1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 16:54
2. Introduction – 0:10
3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 20:05
4. Introduction – 0:15
5. "Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 10:33
6. Introduction – 0:17
7. "Sonnymoon for Two" [fade-out] (Sonny Rollins) – 0:37

## Personnel

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* Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
* Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone, vocals
* Kenny Drew – piano
* Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
* Makaya Ntshoko – drums

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## References

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1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. ^ a b Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
3. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
4. ^ Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017