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Phineas Newborn / Duke Jordan

Title: Masters of Modern Jazz Piano

Label: Impro-Jazz

Cat No:DVDIJ535
Format:DVD

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• Rare filmed trio appearances by two of the best exponents of modern jazz piano. Phineas Newborn Jr. and Duke Jordan.

• Newborn - with Al McKibbon (bass) and Kenny Dennis (drums) for a TV Show, Los Angeles, November 1962. Jordan - with Jesper Lundgaard (bass), Age Tandgaard (drums) at Club Montmartre, Copenhagen, April 7, 1985.

• Total Time: 54 min. approx. - B&W / Mono (Newborn) - Colour/Stereo (Jordan) - 10 tracks

• Newborn was an extremely gifted piano player and the inventor of the double octave technique, who Leonard Feather once rated as one of the three greatest jazz pianists of all time. But his career was seriously marred by emotional and mental imbalance and he died in obscurity, aged 58.

• Jordan was primarily known for his late-forties recordings with Charlie Parker and for being the composer of the standard "Jordu". He was a subtle, inventive and melodic pianist. This 1985 performance finds him in Copenhagen – where he resided from 1978 until his death in 2006.

Track Listing for Masters of Modern Jazz Piano
PHINEAS NEWBORN JR. TRIO:
Phineas Newborn Jr. (piano)
Al McKibbon (bass)
Kenny Dennis (drums)
TV Show. Los Angeles, November 1962.
01. Introduction 2:18
02. Theme for Basie 5:26
(Phineas Newborn Jr.)
03. Lush Life 5:13
(Billy Strayhorn)
04. Blues for the Left Hand Only 3:20
(Phineas Newborn Jr.)
05. New Blues 5:06
(Phineas Newborn Jr.)
06. Oleo 4:32
(Sonny Rollins)

DUKE JORDAN TRIO:
Duke Jordan (piano)
Jesper Lundgaard (bass)
Age Tandgaard (drums)
Live at Club Montmartre,
Copenhagen, April 7, 1985.
07. Dances a Ball 7:52
(Duke Jordan)
08. Medley: Lush Life (Billy
Strayhorn)/Solitude 6:04
(Duke Ellington)
09. Gone with the Wind 7:16
(Grubel-Magidson)
10. Jordu 6:22
(Duke Jordan)

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