The Great Session is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label in 1981.[1][2]

The Great Session
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedJune 30, 1978 in New York City
GenreJazz
Length50:30 CD with bonus tracks
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1150
ProducerNils Winther
Duke Jordan chronology
Duke's Artistry
(1978)
The Great Session
(1981)
Tivoli One
(1978)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "There's a bit of hyperbole in the album's title, as the play list is hardly adventurous and the arrangements are average, in spite of the strong personnel".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:36
  2. "Moonglow" (Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills) - 7:28
  3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 6:38
  4. "Thinking of You" (Duke Jordan) - 8:55 Bonus track on CD release
  5. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 9:53
  6. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 6:57
  7. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Duke Jordan discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 24, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Great Session – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.