The Duke (Joe Jackson album)

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The Duke
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Studio album by
Joe Jackson
Released22 June 2012
Recorded2011
Genre Jazz, sophisti-pop [1]
Length47:38
Label earMUSIC, Razor & Tie
Producer Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Live at Rockplast
(2012)		The Duke
(2012)		 Steppin' Out - The Collection
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 59/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound D− [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The Duke is the 18th studio album by English musician Joe Jackson. The album was first released on 22 June 2012 in Continental Europe by earMUSIC and was released in the US on 26 June by Razor & Tie Recordings. [6] [7]

Contents

The album is a tribute to Duke Ellington, the American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra.

Upon its release, The Duke received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59 based on 10 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". [2]

The album debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200, [8] and No. 1 on the Top Jazz Albums chart, [9] selling around 5,000 copies in its first week of release. The album has sold 13,000 copies in the United States as of September 2015. [10]

Track listing

All songs arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Isfahan"Ellington, Strayhorn5:03
2."Caravan"Ellington, Tizol, Mills6:01
3."I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail"Ellington, George / Strayhorn / Ellington3:34
4."Mood Indigo"Ellington, Mills, Bigard4:04
5."Rockin' in Rhythm"Ellington3:28
6."I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me"Ellington, George / Ellington, Russell5:14
7."I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"Ellington, Webster4:48
8."Perdido / Satin Doll" (featuring Zuco 103)Tizol, Lenk, Drake / Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn4:49
9."The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"Ellington, Miley / Ellington5:26
10."It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (featuring Iggy Pop)Ellington, Mills5:11

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Charts

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