The Great Session
| The Great Session | ||||
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| Studio album by Duke Jordan | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1978 in New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:30 CD with bonus tracks | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1150 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Duke Jordan chronology | ||||
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The Great Session is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1981.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
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".[3]
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
- ↑ Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 24, 2015
- ↑ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
- 1 2 Dryden, Ken. The Great Session – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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