Dexter Gordon - Copenhagen Coda '2023

Artist	Dexter Gordon Related artists
Album name	Copenhagen Coda
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Date	2023
Genre	Jazz
Play time	56:53
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	275 MB
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Jazz giant and tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon bids Copenhagen farewell on his
new album Copenhagen Coda - Live at Montmartre 1983. This album marks DG's final
farewell to friends and fans in the Danish capital, with which he had had a
twenty year love affair. He is quoted as having said: "I don't think they [his
fellow American musicians living in Europe] got the love I got in Copenhagen"
The concert was part of a TV production by the national Danish Broadcasting
Corporation, who have documented this golden era in Danish jazz history. On this
recording, DG is accompanied by the accomplished and versatile pianist Kirk
Lightsey, wonderful bass player David Eubanks and the master drummer Eddie
Gladden. DG proves that he hasn't lost a step, as he projects enormous authority
on stage, being a fountain of sound and ideas, melodically as well as
rhythmically. He generates a stunning energy, taking off on a flight that is
able to captivate the audience with his tenacious be-bop, somewhere between
Lester Young and Coltrane, with a bold, dry sound. DG arrived in Copenhagen in
1962, where he settled and became a regular on the jazz scene, most often at the
legendary Jazzhus Montmartre. During the years 1964 to 1967, he played
Montmartre 6 nights a week during the summer months. One of those evenings,
where DG was accompanied by Tete Montoliu, NHÃ˜P and Alex Riel, was recorded
and subsequently released as the album Montmartre 1964 on Storyville Records.
His year-long stint in Copenhagen helped remold and vitalize DG after his lean
years. In return, he also helped Montmartre build and maintain it's reputation
as one of Europe's premier jazz venues in the 1960's, attracting many American
jazz players, including Ben Webster, Bud Powell, Kenny Drew and many, many more.
All of them contributing substantially to the vitality of the Danish jazz scene,
but more than anyone, DG is the musician synonymous with folk's perception of
Montmartre. Copenhagen Coda is a celebration of and a tribute to Dexter Gordon's
legacy in Copenhagen. The audience in the Danish capital loved the sophisticated
giant "Copenhagen Slim" immensely, and their love was reciprocated - Copenhagen
Coda is a testament to this intense year-long love affair!

Tracklist:
1.01 - Dexter Gordon - It's You or No One (10:56)
1.02 - Dexter Gordon - Hanky Panky (16:56)
1.03 - Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know (18:42)
1.04 - Dexter Gordon - Backstairs (10:19)