The Chase!

The Chase!
Live album by Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons
Released	1970
Recorded	July 26, 1970 North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:49 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Prestige PR 10010
Producer	Chuck Nessa
Gene Ammons chronology
Night Lights (1970) The Chase! (1970) The Black Cat! (1970)
Dexter Gordon chronology
The Panther! (1970) The Chase! (1970) The Jumpin' Blues (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

The Chase! is a live album by saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "this CD is highly recommended to fans of tenor battles and straight-ahead jazz".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 17:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 10:07
3. "The Chase" (Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray) - 10:29
4. "Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)/I Can't Get Started/My Funny Valentine/Misty" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman/Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke/Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers/Erroll Garner) - 14:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Lonesome Lover Blues" (Billy Eckstine, Gerald Valentine) - 13:25
6. "The Happy Blues" (Art Farmer) - 5:26

Personnel

• Gene Ammons (tracks 3-6), Dexter Gordon (tracks 1-4 & 6) - tenor saxophone
• Jodie Christian (tracks 3-5), John Young (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - piano
• Cleveland Eaton (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Rufus Reid (tracks 3-5) - bass
• Wilbur Campbell (tracks 3-5), Steve McCall (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - drums
• Vi Redd - vocals (track 5)

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2012
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 9. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Gene Ammons discography accessed December 17, 2012