Flight to Denmark explained

Flight to Denmark
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Jordan
Cover:	Flight to Denmark.jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	November 25 & December 2, 1973
Studio:	Sound Track studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:31 CD with bonus tracks
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1011
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Duke Jordan
Prev Title:	The Murray Hill Caper
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Two Loves
Next Year:	1974

Flight to Denmark is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^[1]

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. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 8:15
8. "If I Did - Would You?" [Take 1] – 3:41 Bonus track on CD release
9. "If I Did - Would You?" [Take 2] – 3:50
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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-jordan/catalog/#steeplechase-scs-1011 Duke Jordan discography