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The correct answer is Duke Jordan!
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Duke Jordan’s 1975 album, Lover Man (released in 1979) [Steeplechase]
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…..Duke Jordan will always be best remembered as the pianist in Charlie Parker’s classic quintet that also included Miles Davis, Tommy Potter and Max Roach. As a recording artist, Jordan made albums over the years for Prestige, Savoy, Blue Note, Muse, Spotlite, and Steeplechase, and, while debuting as a leader in 1954, wrote his most famous composition, “Jor-Du.”
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Listen to the 1947 recording of Charlie Parker’s Quintet (with Duke Jordan on piano) playing “Embraceable You.” [Universal Music Group]
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Listen to the 1975 recording of Duke Jordan playing “Lover Man,” with Sam Jones (bass); and Al Foster (drums). [Steeplechase, via The Orchard]
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Watch a 1985 performance of the Duke Jordan Trio playing “Jordu,” with Jesper Lundgaard (bass); and Åge Tanggaard (drums).
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