''Truth'' is an album led pianist

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 regul ...

recorded in 1975 but not released on the Danish

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label until 1983.Duke Jordan discography
accessed March 12, 2015

Reception

In his review for

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, Ken Dryden said "Although the eight originals performed on this session (with two alternate takes added for the CD reissue) never became very well known as his hit "Jordu," there are a number of enjoyable tunes".

Track listing

''All compositions by Duke Jordan'' # "Layout Blues" - 5:42 # "32nd Street Love" - 5:33 # "Truth" - 6:23 # "There's a Star for You" - 6:04 # "Misty Thursday" - 5:57 # "Hymn to Peace" - 5:04 # "Lady Linda" - 7:16 # "Night Train from Snekkersten" - 4:40 # "32nd Street Love" ake 3- 5:44 Bonus track on CD release # "Layout Blues"

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- 3:03 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

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References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Duke Jordan albums SteepleChase Records albums