1974 studio album by Duke Jordan
Flight to Denmark 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
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".[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated
"No Problem" – 6:41
"Here's That Rainy Day " (Jimmy Van Heusen , Johnny Burke ) – 7:25
"Everything Happens To Me " (Matt Dennis , Tom Adair ) – 5:34
"Glad I Met Pat" [Take 3] – 5:03 Bonus track on CD release
"Glad I Met Pat" [Take 4] – 5:22
"How Deep Is the Ocean? " (Irving Berlin ) – 7:31
"On Green Dolphin Street " (Bronisław Kaper , Ned Washington ) – 8:15
"If I Did - Would You?" [Take 1] – 3:41 Bonus track on CD release
"If I Did - Would You?" [Take 2] – 3:50
"Flight to Denmark" – 5:43
"No Problem" – 7:09 Bonus track on CD release
"Jordu " – 4:54 Bonus track on CD release
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader With others
All Star Sessions (Gene Ammons , 1950)
The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956)
No Problem (Chet Baker , 1979)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers , 1959)
True Blue (Tina Brooks , 1960)
Swingin' (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell, 1958)
The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976)
Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955)
The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz , 1952)
Stan Getz Plays (1952)
Doin' the Gigi (Gigi Gryce , 1957)
The Return of Howard McGhee (1955)
Beautiful! (Charles McPherson , 1965)
Complete Charlie Parker on Dial /Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
Patterns of Jazz (Cecil Payne, 1956)
Bird Gets the Worm (Cecil Payne, 1976)
Oscar Pettiford (1954)
Introducing Doug Raney (1977)
Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece , 1960)
Here Comes Louis Smith (1958)
Stitt's Bits (Sonny Stitt , 1950)
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (1962)
The Champ (Sonny Stitt , 1973)
Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)