Stella by Starlight (album)

Stella by Starlight
Live album by Dexter Gordon
Released	October 17, 2005
Recorded	January 6, 1966
Venue	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Label	SteepleChase SCCD-36036
Producer	Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Setting the Pace (1965) Stella by Starlight (2005) The Squirrel (1967)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[1]

Stella by Starlight is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1966 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 2005.[2][3][4] The album features Gordon's quartet with saxophonist Pony Poindexter.

Track listing

1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 16:54
2. Introduction – 0:10
3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 20:05
4. Introduction – 0:15
5. "Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 10:33
6. Introduction – 0:17
7. "Sonnymoon for Two" [fade-out] (Sonny Rollins) – 0:37

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Pony Poindexter – alto saxophone, vocals
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Makaya Ntshoko – drums

Source:[2]

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
3. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
4. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017