The Chase!
The Chase! is a live album by the saxophonists Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons recorded in Chicago in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.
Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "this CD is highly recommended to fans of tenor battles and straight-ahead jazz... Jug and Gordon... are heard in prime, combative form."A writer for Billboard wrote: "When together the accent is on excitement as the two musicians push each other onwards."
Track listing
- "Wee Dot" - 17:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" - 10:07
- "The Chase" - 10:29
- "Medley: Lover Man /I Can't Get Started/My Funny Valentine/Misty" - 14:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Lonesome Lover Blues" - 13:25
- "The Happy Blues" - 5:26
Personnel
- Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone
- Jodie Christian , John Young - piano
- Cleveland Eaton, Rufus Reid - double bass
- Wilbur Campbell, Steve McCall - drums
- Vi Redd - vocal