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1983 live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet
Billie's Bounce
Live album by Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released1983
RecordedAugust 20, 1964
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length50:48
LabelSteepleChase
SCC-6028
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
I Want More
(1964)
Billie's Bounce
(1983)
Clubhouse
(1965)

Billie's Bounce (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 7) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "The well-recorded performances feature the great bop tenor in peak form and are easily recommended as is this entire Dexter in Radioland series".

Track listing

  1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:28
  2. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 17:17
  3. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:12
  4. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:12
  5. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 16:21
  6. "Soul Sister" (Dexter Gordon) – 13:18

Personnel

References

  1. Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
  3. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
  4. ^ Yanow, Scott. Billie's Bounce – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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