The Great Session Explained

The Great Session
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Jordan
Cover:	The Great Session.jpg
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
Chronology:	Duke Jordan
Prev Title:	Duke's Artistry
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Tivoli One
Next Year:	1978

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

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

1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:36
2. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) - 7:28
3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:38
4. "Thinking of You" (Duke Jordan) - 8:55 Bonus track on CD release
5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 9:53
6. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:57
7. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:11

Personnel

• • • Duke Jordan - piano David Friesen - bass Philly Joe Jones - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-jordan/catalog/#steeplechase-scs-1150 Duke Jordan discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1100.htm SteepleChase Records discography