Gotham City is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1980 and released by Columbia in 1981.[1][2]

Gotham City
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedAugust 11–12, 1980
StudioCBS Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length34:20
LabelColumbia
JC 36853
ProducerJim Fischel, Michael Cuscuna
Dexter Gordon chronology
Nights at the Keystone, Volumes 1-4
(1979)
Gotham City
(1981)
American Classic
(1982)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and wrote that "Dexter Gordon was still in pretty good form at the time of this later recording" and "the quality of the solos is quite high".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 9:33
  2. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 7:12
  3. "The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)" (Clifford Brown) – 8:17
  4. "Gotham City" (Dexter Gordon) – 9:18

Personnel

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Technical
  • Don Puluse - engineer
  • Maxine Gregg - executive producer
  • Richard Avedon - photography

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Dexter Gordon: Gotham City at AllMusic. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dexter Gordon Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.