Flight to Jordan

1960 studio album by Duke Jordan
Flight to Jordan
Studio album by
Duke Jordan
Released1960
RecordedAugust 4, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length48:01
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4046
ProducerAlfred Lion
Duke Jordan chronology
Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet
(1955) 		Flight to Jordan
(1960) 		Les Liaisons Dangereuses
(1962)

Flight to Jordan is an album by American pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1960 and released on the Blue Note label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "the music has plenty of strong melodies and variety. This is one of Duke Jordan's better recordings and is quite enjoyable".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated
  1. "Flight to Jordan" - 5:32
  2. "Star Brite" - 7:49
  3. "Squawkin'" - 5:00
  4. "Deacon Joe" - 8:43
  5. "Split Quick" - 5:11
  6. "Si-Joya" (No Problem) - 6:46
  7. "Diamond Stud" - 5:04 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 3:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on August 4, 1960.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
  2. ^ Duke Jordan catalog, accessed July 18, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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