Truth (Duke Jordan album)

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Truth
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Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedMarch 2, 1975 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length46:28CD with bonus tracks
Label SteepleChase SCS 1175
Producer Nils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology
Two Loves
(1973)
Truth
(1983)
Misty Thursday
(1975)

Truth is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1975 but not released on the Danish SteepleChase label until 1983. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In his review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden said "Although the eight originals performed on this session (with two alternate takes added for the CD reissue) never became very well known as his hit "Jordu," there are a number of enjoyable tunes". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan

  1. "Layout Blues" - 5:42
  2. "32nd Street Love" - 5:33
  3. "Truth" - 6:23
  4. "There's a Star for You" - 6:04
  5. "Misty Thursday" - 5:57
  6. "Hymn to Peace" - 5:04
  7. "Lady Linda" - 7:16
  8. "Night Train from Snekkersten" - 4:40
  9. "32nd Street Love" [Take 3] - 5:44 Bonus track on CD release
  10. "Layout Blues" [Take 1] - 3:03 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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References

  1. Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 12, 2015
  2. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Truth – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.