Live in Japan (Duke Jordan album)

Live in Japan
Live album by Duke Jordan Trio
Released	1977
Recorded	September 20, 1976 at Denki Hall in Fukuoka, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1063/64
Producer	Nils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology
Lover Man (1975) Live in Japan (1976) Osaka Concert Vol. 1 (1976)

Live in Japan is a live album by pianist Duke Jordan's Trio recorded on their 1976 Japanese Tour and first released on the Danish SteepleChase label as a double LP in 1977 then as two separate volumes on CD with additional material in 1994.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated

1. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:17 Bonus track on Vol. 1 CD release
2. "Flight to Jordan" - 6:10
3. "Forecast" - 6:40
4. "Paula" - 3:25
5. "There's a Star for You" - 7:17 Bonus track on Vol. 1 CD release
6. "Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) - 5:55
7. "Misty Thursday" - 5:40
8. "W'utless" - 5:35
9. "Scotch Blues" - 6:45
10. "Jordu" - 5:55
11. "Two Loves" - 3:15
12. "(In My) Solitude" (Duke Ellington, Eddie DeLange, Irving Mills) - 3:30
13. "No Problem" - 9:10
14. "Cold Bordeaux Blues" - 6:45
15. "Tall Grass" - 4:05
16. "I'm Gonna Learn Your Style" - 4:10
17. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:40
18. "Night Train from Snekkersten" - 6:10
19. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 9:22 Bonus track on Vol. 2 CD release
20. "Jordu" - 2:25
21. "Flight to Japan" - 1:40

Personnel

• Duke Jordan - piano
• Wilbur Little - bass
• Roy Haynes - drums

References

1. Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 12, 2015
2. Allmusic listing, accessed March 12, 2015