Two Loves (album)

Two Loves
Two Loves
Studio album by Duke Jordan Trio
Released	1974
Recorded	November 25 and December 2, 1973 at Sound Track in Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:27 CD with bonus tracks
Label	SteepleChase SCS 1024
Producer	Nils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology

Two Loves is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

In the review for AllMusic, Lee Bloom said "Jordan's style is perhaps the most subdued of the first generation bebop pianists; his touch is gentle, his chords are simply constructed, and his preference for medium tempos is evident. Though not the most flashy of beboppers, Jordan is quite an excellent composer. ...Overall, an enjoyable session despite a piano with less than perfect intonation and an unfortunately dry drum sound".^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Duke Jordan except as indicated

"Subway Inn" - 8:11
"My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 8:45
"Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:14
"Two Loves" - 3:05
"No Problem" [Take 1] - 7:09 Bonus track on CD release
"Glad I Met Pat" [Take 2] - 5:03 Bonus track on CD release
"Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 1:55 Bonus track on CD release
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 8:05 Bonus track on CD release
"Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:15
"Wait and See" - 2:44
"I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 5:34
"Lady Dingbat" - 4:08
"Jordu" - 5:19

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

^ Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 12, 2015
^ ^a ^b Bloom, Lee. Two Loves – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 12, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Bloom, Lee. Two Loves – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2015.

[Penguin-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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v t e Duke Jordan
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet (1955) Flight to Jordan (1960) Brooklyn Brothers (with Cecil Payne, 1973) Flight to Denmark (1973) Two Loves (1973) Duke's Delight (1975) Lover Man (1975) Misty Thursday (1975) Truth (1975) Flight to Japan (1976) Live in Japan (1976) Duke's Artistry (1978) The Great Session (1978) Tivoli One (1978) Tivoli Two (1978) Wait and See (1978) Change a Pace (1979) Midnight Moonlight (1979) Thinking of You (1979) Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (1981) As Time Goes By (1985) Time on My Hands (1985)
With others	All Star Sessions (Gene Ammons, 1950) The Happy Blues (Gene Ammons, 1956) No Problem (Chet Baker, 1979) Les Liaisons dangereuses (Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, 1959) True Blue (Tina Brooks, 1960) Swingin' (Kenny Burrell, 1956) Blue Lights (Kenny Burrell, 1958) The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976) Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce (1955) The Complete Roost Recordings (Stan Getz, 1952) Stan Getz Plays (1952) Doin' the Gigi (Gigi Gryce, 1957) The Return of Howard McGhee (1955) Beautiful! (Charles McPherson, 1965) Complete Charlie Parker on Dial/Charlie Parker on Dial (1947) Patterns of Jazz (Cecil Payne, 1956) Bird Gets the Worm (Cecil Payne, 1976) Oscar Pettiford (1954) Introducing Doug Raney (1977) Comin' On! (Dizzy Reece, 1960) Here Comes Louis Smith (1958) Stitt's Bits (Sonny Stitt, 1950) Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (1962) The Champ (Sonny Stitt, 1973) Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)