Gotham City (album)

Gotham City is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1980 and released by Columbia in 1981.

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

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".

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