Duke Jordan • Truth

 

Review
by Ken Dryden
This 1975 session features Duke Jordan with fellow expatriate Ed Thigpen on drums and bassist Mads Vinding. The pianist began a long working relationship with Steeplechase in the early '70s that produced a number of recordings by the end of the decade. The trio works well together playing play Jordan's compositions, most of which were likely new, though there are no liner notes to provide background on the music. 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, including the soft ballad "32nd Street Love," the swaggering bop vehicle "Truth," and "Hymn to Peace," which begins in a meditative mood before switching gears to a breezy setting with Vinding's tasty solo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/truth-mw0000231922

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden
Esta sesión de 1975 presenta a Duke Jordan con su compatriota Ed Thigpen a la batería y el bajista Mads Vinding. El pianista comenzó una larga relación de trabajo con Steeplechase a principios de los 70 que produjo varias grabaciones a finales de la década. El trío trabaja bien juntos tocando las composiciones de Jordan, la mayoría de las cuales eran probablemente nuevas, aunque no hay notas de acompañamiento que proporcionen antecedentes sobre la música. Aunque los ocho temas originales interpretados en esta sesión (con dos tomas alternativas añadidas para la reedición en CD) nunca llegaron a ser tan conocidos como su éxito "Jordu", hay una serie de melodías agradables, incluyendo la suave balada "32nd Street Love", el contoneante bop "Truth" y "Hymn to Peace", que comienza en un estado de ánimo meditativo antes de cambiar de marcha a un ambiente alegre con el sabroso solo de Vinding.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/truth-mw0000231922

Tracks:
1 - Layout Blues - 5:41
2 - 32nd Street Love - 5:32
3 - Truth - 6:21
4 - There's A Star For You - 6:03
5 - Misty Thursday - 5:55
6 - Hymn To Peace - 5:02
7 - Lady Linda - 7:15
8 - Night Train From Snekkersten - 4:39
9 - 32nd Street Love (Take 3) - 5:42
10 - Laout Blues (Take 1) - 3:03


Credits:
    Bass – Mads Vinding
    Design [Cover] – Per Grunnet
    Drums – Ed Thigpen
    Piano – Duke Jordan
    Producer, Photography By – Nils Winther
    Recorded By – Freddy Hansson

Recorded March 2, 1975.
Tracks 9 & 10 are preiously unissued.

Label:    SteepleChase – SCS 1175
Country:    Denmark
Released:    1983
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/3967878-Duke-Jordan-Trio-Truth

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