Flight to Japan

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Flight to Japan
Flight to Japan.jpg
Studio album by
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

(1976)
Flight to Japan
(1978)

(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
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[3]

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. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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