It's You or No One (Dexter Gordon album)

It's You or No One (subtitled Dexter In Radioland Vol. 6) 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 1983.[1][2]

It's You or No One
Live album by
Released1983
RecordedAugust 6, 1964
VenueJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length49:33
LabelSteepleChase
SCC-6022
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Love for Sale
(1964)
It's You or No One
(1983)
Billie's Bounce
(1964)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "He performs extended versions of four standards with creativity and the music is quite enjoyable, recommended to bop fans".[3]

Track listing edit

  1. Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 0:21
  2. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 12:09
  3. "Three O'Clock in the Morning" (Julián Robledo, Dorothy Terriss) – 12:27
  4. "Where Are You?" (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) – 9:44
  5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 14:47

Source:[3]

Personnel edit

Source:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
  3. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. It's You or No One – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.