Released 1981 Producer Nils Winther | Release date 1981 | |
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Recorded June 30, 1978 in New York City Length 50:30 CD with bonus tracks Similar Duke's Artistry, Tivoli Two, Two Loves, Duke's Delight, Flight to Denmark | ||
The Great Session is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1981.
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Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "There's a bit of hyperbole in the album's title, as the play list is hardly adventurous and the arrangements are average, in spite of the strong personnel".
Track listing
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:36
- "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) - 7:28
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:38
- "Thinking of You" (Duke Jordan) - 8:55 Bonus track on CD release
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 9:53
- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:57
- "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:11
Personnel
References
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