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Flight to Denmark

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Released
  
1974

Label
  
SteepleChase SCS 1011

Genre
  
Jazz

Producer
  
Nils Winther

Recorded
  
November 25 and December 2, 1973 at Sound Track in Copenhagen, Denmark

Length
  
67:31 CD with bonus tracks

Flight to Denmark is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

Contents

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos said " This is Duke Jordan at his most magnificent, with the ever-able Vinding and expert Thigpen playing their professional roles perfectly, producing perhaps the second best effort (next to Flight to Jordan from 13 years hence) from the famed bop pianist".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated

  1. "No Problem" - 6:41
  2. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:25
  3. "Everything Happens To Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 5:34
  4. "Glad I Met Pat" [Take 3] - 5:03 Bonus track on CD release
  5. "Glad I Met Pat" [Take 4] - 5:22
  6. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 7:31
  7. "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 8:15
  8. "If I Did - Would You?" [Take 1] - 3:41
  9. "If I Did - Would You?" [Take 2] - 3:50 Bonus track on CD release
  10. "Flight to Denmark" - 5:43
  11. "No Problem" - 7:09 Bonus track on CD release
  12. "Jordu" - 4:54 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

  • Duke Jordan - piano
  • Mads Vinding - bass
  • Ed Thigpen - drums

    • References

    Flight to Denmark Wikipedia
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