Duke's Artistry

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Duke's Artistry
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Studio album by
Duke Jordan Quartet
Released1978
RecordedJune 30, 1978 in New York City
Genre Jazz
Length49:45CD with bonus tracks
Label SteepleChase SCS 1103
Producer Nils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology
Flight to Norway
(1976)
Duke's Artistry
(1978)
The Great Session
(1978)

Duke's Artistry is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In review issued on May 3, 1980, Billboard editors said that the songs of the album were "unspectacular" but the "beauty of this LP lies in its simplicity". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan

  1. "My Heart Skips a Beat" - 5:52
  2. "Midnight Moonlight" - 6:39
  3. "My Heart Skips a Beat" [Alternate Take 1] - 5:49 Bonus track on CD release
  4. "My Heart Skips a Beat" [Alternate Take 2] - 4:55 Bonus track on CD release
  5. "Lady Dingbat" - 8:18
  6. "Midnite Bump No. 1" - 6:06 Bonus track on CD release
  7. "Midnite Bump No. 2" - 6:09
  8. "Dodge City Roots" - 5:57

Personnel

References

  1. Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. "Review: Duke Jordan Quartet — Duke's Artistry" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 18. May 3, 1980. p. 55. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 31, 2020 via American Radio History.