Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard

Homecoming is a live double LP by jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in 1976. The album's title refers to Gordon's return to the United States after a long residency in Europe.

Homecoming: Dexter Gordon Live at the Village Vanguard
Live album by
Released1977
RecordedNew York, 1976 December 11, 12
VenueThe Village Vanguard
GenreJazz
Length1:41:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
Dexter Gordon chronology
Biting the Apple
(1976)
Homecoming: Dexter Gordon Live at the Village Vanguard
(1977)
Sophisticated Giant
(1977)

Track listing

LP 1
Side A

  1. “Gingerbread Boy” (Jimmy Heath) - 13:29
  2. “Little Red's Fantasy” (Woody Shaw) - 12:30

Side B

  1. “Fenja” (Dexter Gordon) - 12:34
  2. “In Case You Haven't Heard” (Woody Shaw) - 10:55

LP 2
Side C

  1. “It's You Or No One” (B. Arsena, J. Campo, J. Dina, J. Davis) - 13:46
  2. “Let's Get Down” (Ronnie Mathews) - 13:03

Side D

  1. Round Midnight” (Hanighen, Williams, Monk) - 13:06
  2. “Backstairs” (Dexter Gordon) - 12:20

+ 2 bonus tracks on the 1990 CD re-issue - from the same 1976 Village Vanguard recording session:

Personnel

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