A virtuosic performance by a virtuosic trio. This is better than the studio recording! European countries knew that archiving these live performances for posterity was paramount. 5 Star rendition for video and audio quality.
Like many other great American jazz musicians, Duke Jordan chose to move to Denmark, where he lived from 1978 until his death in 2006. Here he is in Jazzhus Montmartre with Jesper Lundgaard on bass and Aage Tangaard on drums.
Wow! Quelle aisance et quelle interprétation. Plein d'idées harmoniques et rythmiques; un feu d'artifice ! (Je le croyais plus jeune... Je viens d'apprendre son décès en 2006) RIP.
Google translation: Wow! What ease and what interpretation. Full of harmonic and rhythmic ideas; a firework ! (I thought he was younger... I just learned of his death in 2006) RIP.
Camera guys should be kicked in the ass. At 3:18 world class bassist Jesper Lundgaard is playing a fantastic solo while the camera is directed at the other musicians most of the time. Idiots - what a great opportunity was missed!
My favorite jazz pianist. Someone tell me of a better piano trio record than "Flight to Denmark" (which I've had since the late '70s or early '80s, and turned many people and piano players on to). Fabulous trio and dong here. Thanks for posting!
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