Clubhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon. It was recorded in 1965, but not released until 1979 by Blue Note Records.
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Critical reception
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".
DownBeat assigned the album 4 stars. Reviewer Arthur Moorhead wrote, "The playing throughout is uniformly high, even inspired, but the most striking aspect of this date is the remarkable balance of material, the polished presentation of an array of carefully selected tunes".
Track listing
All compositions by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.
"Hanky Panky" – 6:32
"I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 6:43
"Devilette" (Ben Tucker) – 7:05
"Clubhouse" – 7:33
"Lady Iris B." (Rudy Stevenson) – 5:41
"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
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