Flight to Jordan

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Flight to Jordan
Flight to Jordan.jpg
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedAugust 4, 1960
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length48:01
Label Blue Note
BLP 4046
Producer Alfred 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]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 1, 2010
  2. Duke Jordan catalog, accessed July 18, 2014
  3. 1 2 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.