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Change A Pace
''Change a Pace'' is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1979 in Denmark and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1980. accessed March 24, 2015 Reception awarded the album 2½ stars with a review by Ken Dryden stating "While none of Duke Jordan's compositions on this date ever became as well known as his "Jordu," "Flight to Jordan," or "No Problem," this session is warmly recommended".Track listing All compositions by Duke Jordan. # "Change a Pace" - 5:46 # "I Thought You'd Call Today" - 5:42 # "Double Scotch" - 7:06 # "Miss Kissed" - 5:24 # "Diamond Stud" - 5:46 # "It's Hard t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Jordan
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker's quintet during 1947–48, which also featured Miles Davis. He participated in Parker's Dial sessions in late 1947 that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise", and the ballad " Embraceable You". These performances are featured on '' Charlie Parker on Dial''. Jordan had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards, although for a period in the mid-1960s he drove a taxi in New York. After periods accompanying Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz, he performed and recorded in the trio format. His composition, " Jordu", became a jazz standard when trumpeter Clifford Brown adopted it into his repertoire. Another of his compositions, "No Problem", has been recorded several times, notably by Art Blakey, under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, hymns, marches, vaudeville song, and dance music. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. However, jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American musicians performed, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material commercially. SteepleChase became a haven for many artists who were without contracts with larger labels at the time. In 1987, the company started a subsidiary classical music label, Kontrapunkt. Discography 1000/31000 Series The main series of albums released on the SteepleChase label beginning in 1972 had catalog numbers starting at SCS 1001. When compact disc The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It employs the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) standard and was capable of hol ...s were introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinking Of You (Duke Jordan Album)
''Thinking of You'' is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1979 in Denmark (with one track from 1978) and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1982. accessed March 24, 2015 Reception awarded the album 4½ stars stating it "swings nicely in an underplayed fashion".Track listing ''All compositions by Duke Jordan'' # "The Fuzz" - 4:46 # "Thinking of You" - 5:47 # "Anything Can Happen" - 6:32 # "The Peanut Bar" - 4:00 # "Foxie Cakes" - 5:27 # "Light Foot" - 5:41 # "My Queen Is Home to Stay" - 4:21 # "Deacon's Blues" - 5:11 # "Diamond Stud" - 5:03 Bonus track on CD reissue[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Pepper With Duke Jordan In Copenhagen 1981
''Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981'' is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper and pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1981 at the Jazzhus Montmartre by Danmarks Radio and released on the Galaxy Records, Galaxy label as a double CD in 1996. accessed October 31, 2016 Reception The AllMusic review by Steven McDonald noted "Art Pepper was in the process of dying at the time this recording was made, but there's no lack of energy, no loss of vitality. A two-CD live jazz set that's well worth having and should not be overlooked".Track listing All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted. Disc one # "Blues Montmartre" – 14:01 # "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Po ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
