Clubhouse (album)

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Clubhouse
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedMay 27, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBebop
Length39:14
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
Billie's Bounce
(1964)
Clubhouse
(1979)
Gettin' Around
(1965)
Alternative cover
1990 CD reissue
Alternative cover
2007 CD reissue

Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by Blue Note Records.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Clubhouse "superb" and "mature late bebop".[6] AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated, "It is excellent music if not quite essential".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.

  1. "Hanky Panky" – 6:32
  2. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 6:43
  3. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 7:05
  4. "Clubhouse" – 7:33
  5. "Lady Iris B." (Rudy Stevenson) – 5:41
  6. "Jodi" – 5:40

Source:[2]

Personnel[edit]

Source:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 22, 2010
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Clubhouse – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Moorhead, Arthur (February 1980). "Dexter Gordon: Clubhouse / Cheesecake". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 2. pp. 32, 34.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 2, 1981). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

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