Flight to Japan

Flight to Japan
Studio album by
Duke Jordan Trio
Released1978
RecordedSeptember 25, 1976 at Victor Studios in Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length42:36 (CD with bonus track)
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1088
ProducerNils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology
Osaka Concert Vol. 2
(1976) 		Flight to Japan
(1978) 		Flight to Norway
(1976)

Flight to Japan is an album led by the pianist Duke Jordan, recorded in 1976 in Tokyo , and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1978.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated

  1. "Lullaby of the Orient" - 6:12
  2. "Bridgetown" - 3:50
  3. "The Bullet" - 3:41
  4. "Love Hotel" - 5:27
  5. "Stone Wall Blues" - 5:14
  6. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 9:29
  7. "Flight to Japan" - 4:47
  8. "Table Chess" - 3:56 Bonus track on CD release

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 24, 2015
    - SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 703.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.