Ladybird (Dexter Gordon album)

Ladybird
Live album by Dexter Gordon
Released	February 15, 2005
Recorded	August 19, 1965
Venue	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:13
Label	SteepleChase SCCD-36035
Producer	Nils Winther
Dexter Gordon chronology
Heartaches (1965) Ladybird (2005) Setting the Pace (1965)

Ladybird is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1965 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 2005.^[1][2][3] The album features Gordon's regular quartet with trumpeter Donald Byrd.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

All About Jazz reviewer Derek Taylor stated "The trumpeter's presence and the high degree of rapport shared by the rhythm section make this date one of note. Coupled with a tune choice that strays dexterously in more challenging directions than the band's usual diet of bop standards, it's a welcome program that finds Gordon in a limber and exploratory mode. Foibles in fidelity aside, Dex aficionados will be sold on the disc's face value. But casual listeners will probably also be pleasingly surprised by the caliber of this classic conclave.".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Ladybird" (Tadd Dameron) – 20:11
2. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 18:08
3. "Who Can I Turn To?" (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 5:31
4. "Blues By Five" (Davis) – 4:13

Source:^[6]

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
• Alex Riel – drums

Source:^[1]

References

1. Dexter Gordon catalog accessed March 7, 2017
2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 7, 2017
3. Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography, accessed March 7, 2017
4. Taylor, D., All About Jazz Review, accessed March 7, 2017
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
6. Gordon, Dexter (2005). Lady Bird (CD liner notes). SteepleChase. SCCD 36035.