The Tower of Power!

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The Tower of Power!

Studio album by

Dexter Gordon

Released

1969

Recorded

April 2 & 4, 1969
New York City

Genre

Jazz

Length

35:47

Label

Prestige
PR 7623

Producer

Don Schlitten

Dexter Gordon chronology

A Day in Copenhagen
(1969)

The Tower of Power!
(1969)

More Power!
(1969)

The Tower of Power! is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic states, "Dexter Gordon (tenor sax) returned to the United States in the spring of 1969 to create his first studio recordings in nearly a decade... Gordon selflessly provides copious space to his bandmates, a quality that certainly makes selections such as these a pleasure to revisit".^[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Dexter Gordon except as indicated

"Montmartre" (Dexter Gordon, Rex Stewart) – 10:54
"The Rainbow People" – 8:49
"Stanley the Steamer" – 8:02
"Those Were the Days" (Gene Raskin) – 8:02

Personnel

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References

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^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed March 19, 2013
^ ^a ^b Planer, L. AllMusic Review accessed March 15, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

v t e Dexter Gordon
1940s and 1950s	Dexter Rides Again (1945–47) The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947) Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
1960s	The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960) Doin' Allright (1961) Dexter Calling... (1961) Go (1962) A Swingin' Affair (1962) Our Man in Paris (1963) One Flight Up (1964) Cheese Cake (1964) I Want More (1964) It's You or No One (1964) King Neptune (1964) Love for Sale (1964) Clubhouse (1965) Gettin' Around (1965) Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965) The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967) Take the "A" Train (1967) A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969) The Tower of Power! (1969) More Power! (1969)
1970s	Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970) The Panther! (1970) The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970) The Jumpin' Blues (1970) Ca'Purange (1972) Tangerine (1972) Generation (1972) All Souls (1972) The Apartment (1974) Something Different (1975) Bouncin' with Dex (1975) Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975) Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976) True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Biting The Apple (1976) Sophisticated Giant (1977) Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
1980s	Gotham City (1980) American Classic (1982) Round Midnight (1986) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986) Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
Posthumous releases	Live at Carnegie Hall (1998) The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
Related articles	Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather) Round Midnight (1986 film) Lars Ulrich

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