MP3 1572 mb.
Performer: Dexter Gordon
Title: The Tower Of Power!
Country: Germany
Catalog Number: OJCCD-299-2, OJCCD 299-2, P-7623
Label: Original Jazz Classics, Prestige
Released: 1993
Style: Hard Bop
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 776
| 1 | Stanley The SteamerWritten-By – Dexter Gordon | 8:02 |
| 2 | The Rainbow PeopleWritten-By – Dexter Gordon | 8:49 |
| 3 | MontmartreWritten-By – Dexter Gordon | 10:54 |
| 4 | Those Were The DaysWritten-By – Gene Raskin | 8:02 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7623, PRST 7623 | Dexter Gordon | The Tower Of Power! (LP, Album) | Prestige, Prestige | PR 7623, PRST 7623 | US | 1969 |
| OJCCD-299-2, P-7623 | Dexter Gordon | The Tower Of Power! (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Original Jazz Classics, Prestige | OJCCD-299-2, P-7623 | US | 1993 |
| 27 493 LM | Dexter Gordon | The Tower Of Power! (LP, Album) | Prestige | 27 493 LM | Spain | 1987 |
| VICJ-60445 | Dexter Gordon | The Tower Of Power! (CD, Album, RE, RM, Pap) | Prestige | VICJ-60445 | Japan | 1999 |
| 00025218629928 | Dexter Gordon | The Tower Of Power! (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Original Jazz Classics, Prestige | 00025218629928 | Europe | Unknown |
Made in Germany
Recorded in New York City; April 2 and 4 1969.
Issued in standard jewel case, black tray, with a 4-page booklet.
The Tower of Power is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. Gordon selflessly provides copious space to his bandmates, a quality that certainly makes selections such as these a pleasure to revisit. All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated. Songs in album Dexter Gordon - The Tower Of Power 1969. Dexter Gordon - Montmartre. Dexter Gordon - The Rainbow People. Dexter Gordon - Stanley The Steamer. Dexter Gordon - Those Were The Days. Dexter Gordon tenor sax returned to the United States in the spring of 1969 to create his first studio recordings in nearly a decade. Joined by James Moody tenor sax, Barry Harris piano, Buster Williams bass, and Albert Tootie Heath drums, Gordon actually documented enough material for two long players - Tower of Power 1969 and More Power 1969 - both of which became primary staples of the artist's voluminous Prestige catalog. Tower of Power is the third album release for the Oakland-based band, Tower of Power. This is their most successful album to date, which was released in May 1973. The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1973 and received a gold record award for sales in excess of 500,000. The album spawned their most successful single, So Very Hard to Go. The single peaked at No. 17 during the week of July 28, 1973 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other singles from the album also charted on the. Listen free to Dexter Gordon The Tower of Power Montmartre, The Rainbow People and more. 4 tracks 34:12. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as Long Tall Dexter and Sophisticated Giant. The Blue Note Years: The Best of Dexter Gordon. Body and Soul. The Tower Of Power. Dexter Gordon. Dexter Gordon-Live At Carnegie Hall. 1998 Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - September 1978. Blow Mr. Dexter, Vol. The Best Blue Note Album In The . Jazz Playlist. The Essential George Benson. The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon. The Art Of The Ballad. More Power Dexter Gordon. The Legend of Dexter Gordon. Various artists. The Tower of Power is a hard bop music album recording by DEXTER GORDON released in 1969 on CD, LPVinyl andor cassette. Birds of Prey: The Album. Lauren Jauregui, GALXARA, Megan Thee Stallion. Doja Cat, Summer Walker