King Neptune (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = King Neptune
| type = Live album
| artist = Dexter Gordon Quartet
| cover = King Neptune (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1979
| recorded = June 25, 1964
| venue = Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 51:01
| label = SteepleChase
SCC-6012
| producer = Nils Winther
| chronology = Dexter Gordon
| prev_title = Cheese Cake
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = I Want More
| next_year = 1964
}}
King Neptune (subtitled Dexter in Radioland Vol. 3) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1964 by Danmarks Radio and released on the SteepleChase label in 1979.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/dexter-gordon/catalog/#steeplechase-scc-6012 Dexter Gordon catalog] accessed March 7, 2017[http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/dexter-gordon-king-neptune-sccd-36012/ SteepleChase Records discography], accessed March 7, 2017[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_6000.htm Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 6000 series discography], accessed March 7, 2017
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=581}}
}}
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow stated "All of the releases in this valuable Dexter in Radioland series are recommended".{{allmusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album|id=mw0000239897|title=I Want More – Review|accessdate= March 7, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Dexter Gordon except where noted.
- Introduction by Dexter Gordon – 1:21
- "King Neptune" – 12:23
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 12:29
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 10:05
- "I Want to Blow Now" (Bennie Green) – 14:39
Personnel
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone, vocals
- Tete Montoliu – piano
- Benny Nielsen – bass
- Alex Riel – drums
References
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Category:SteepleChase Records live albums