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Clubhouse
Studio album by Dexter Gordon
Released	1979
Recorded	May 27, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Bebop
Length	39:14
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Dexter Gordon chronology
Billie's Bounce (1964) Clubhouse (1979) Gettin' Around (1965)
Alternative cover
1990 CD reissue
Alternative cover
2007 CD reissue

Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by Blue Note Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called Clubhouse "superb" and "mature late bebop". AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated, "It is excellent music if not quite essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.

1. "Hanky Panky" – 6:32
2. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 6:43
3. "Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 7:05
4. "Clubhouse" – 7:33
5. "Lady Iris B." (Rudy Stevenson) – 5:41
6. "Jodi" – 5:40

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Personnel

• Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (tracks 1–5)
• Barry Harris – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–6)
• Ben Tucker – bass (track 3)
• Billy Higgins – drums

Source:

References

1. ^ Dexter Gordon discography accessed November 22, 2010
2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Clubhouse – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
3. Moorhead, Arthur (February 1980). "Dexter Gordon: Clubhouse / Cheesecake". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 2. pp. 32, 34.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 88. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
6. Christgau, Robert (February 2, 1981). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 7, 2013.

External links

• Clubhouse at Discogs (list of releases)

• Blue Note Records albums
• Dexter Gordon albums
• 1979 albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums produced by Alfred Lion