The Tower of Power
by Dexter Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: July 1969
- Label: Prestige
- Country: United States
- Length: 35:53
- Community rating: 3.72/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as a robust continuation of his prolific European residency, the tenor saxophonist leads an exceptional quartet through swinging, deeply assured modern jazz compositions. His commanding tone and endlessly inventive improvisatory logic reinforce his stature as one of the most vital figures of the bop tradition.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Montnartre (10:58)
- The Rainbow People (8:48)
- Stanley The Steamer (8:02)
- Those Were The Days - Instrumental (8:04)
Credits
- Dexter Gordon - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Buster Williams - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
- Barry Harris - piano
- James Moody - tenor saxophone
- Gene Raskin - written-by