''Wee Dot'' is a live album by American saxophonist

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

recorded at the

Jazzhus Montmartre Jazzhus Montmartre is a jazz club in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many jazz musicians, including Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, and Chet Baker, have performed there. It is sometimes called Cafe Montmartre. The Montmartre was located first in Dahlerupsgade, then ...

in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1965 by

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and released on the SteepleChase label in 2003.Dexter Gordon catalog
accessed March 7, 2017
accessed March 7, 2017

Critical reception

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critic Thom Jurek stated "Gordon introduces each tune with his gracious, hipster vernacular and trademark dry elegance. There are only four tunes on the set, but they are all extended workouts. The closer, an updated, finger-popping redo of "Second Balcony Jump" (recorded by the saxophonist during his Blue Note years) is surely the finest moment of an already excellent set".

Track listing

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Take the "A" Train "Take the 'A' Train" is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. History The use of the Strayhorn composition as the signature tune was made necessary by a ruling in 1940 by the Americ ...

" ( Billy Strayhorn) – 9:35 # ''Introduction'' – 0:33 # "

My Melancholy Baby "My Melancholy Baby" is a popular song published in 1912 and first sung publicly by William Frawley. The music was written by Ernie Burnett (1884–1959), the lyrics by George A. Norton. Background Ernie Burnett, who composed the music, was ...

" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton) – 8:35 # ''Introduction'' – 0:33 # "

What's New? What's New?" is a 1939 popular song composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was originally an instrumental tune titled "I'm Free" by Haggart in 1938, when Haggart was a member of Bob Crosby and His Orchestra. The tune was writt ...

" ( Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 11:14 # ''Introduction'' – 0:37 # "Wee Dot" ( J. J. Johnson) – 14:51 # ''Introduction'' – 0:41 # "Second Balcony Jump" ( Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) – 1:48

Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

*Atli Bjorn –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

*Benny Nielsen – bass *Finn Frederiksen – drums

References

{{reflist SteepleChase Records live albums Dexter Gordon live albums 2003 live albums Albums recorded at Jazzhus Montmartre