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Something Different (Dexter Gordon album)

Something Different is an album led by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1980.[1][2]

Something Different
Studio album by
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Released1980
RecordedSeptember 13, 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length66:51 CD with bonus tracks
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1136
ProducerNils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Swiss Nights Vol. 3
(1975) 		Something Different
(1980) 		Bouncin' with Dex
(1975)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote that "the music is at the same high quality level and in the same modern bop genre as one would expect".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Freddie Freeloader" (Miles Davis) - 8:33
  2. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) - 6:08
  3. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) - 9:13
  4. "Freddie Freeloader" [Take 3] (Davis) - 7:48 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Yesterday's Mood" [Take 4] (Slide Hampton) - 8:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Winther's Calling" (Dexter Gordon) - 9:55
  7. "Polkadots and Moonbeams" - (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 9:03
  8. "Yesterday's Mood" (Hampton) - 8:08

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Dexter Gordon discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Something Different – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 583. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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