Clubhouse (album)

Clubhouse
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1979
Recorded	May 27, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Bebop
Length	39:14
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
One Flight Up (1964) Clubhouse (1965) Gettin' Around (1965) Alternative cover 1990 CD reissue Alternative cover 2007 CD reissue

Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by Blue Note Records.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Clubhouse "superb" and "mature late bebop".^[4] Allmusic's Scott Yanow gave the album three out of five stars and stated, "It is excellent music if not quite essential".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.

1. "Hanky Panky" - 6:32
2. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 6:43
3. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) - 7:05
4. "Clubhouse" - 7:33
5. "Lady Iris B." (Rudy Stevenson) - 5:41
6. "Jodi" - 5:40

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (tracks 1-5)
• Barry Harris - piano
• Bob Cranshaw (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6), Ben Tucker (track 3) - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References

1. Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 22, 2010
2. Yanow, Scott. Clubhouse – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Christgau, Robert (February 2, 1981). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved August 7, 2013.

External links

• Clubhouse at Discogs (list of releases)