Gotham City (album)

Gotham City is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1980 and released by Columbia in 1981.^[1][2]

Gotham City
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1981
Recorded	August 11–12, 1980
Studio	CBS Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:20
Label	Columbia JC 36853
Producer	Jim Fischel, Michael Cuscuna
Dexter Gordon chronology
Nights at the Keystone, Volumes 1-4 (1979) Gotham City (1981) American Classic (1982)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and wrote that "Dexter Gordon was still in pretty good form at the time of this later recording" and "the quality of the solos is quite high".^[1]

Track listing

1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 9:33
2. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 7:12
3. "The Blues Walk (Loose Walk)" (Clifford Brown) – 8:17
4. "Gotham City" (Dexter Gordon) – 9:18

Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• George Benson – electric guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
• Woody Shaw – trumpet (track 3)
• Cedar Walton – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Technical

• Don Puluse - engineer
• Maxine Gregg - executive producer
• Richard Avedon - photography