Duke Jordan
Piano Solo on
Another Hairdo

About

Duke Jordan closes out the solos on piano with one chorus, following Miles Davis at approximately 192 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of B♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Coming last in the solo order, Jordan has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. The medium-up tempo provides a comfortable swing that allows each soloist to develop extended ideas. The tempo invites both sustained melodic lines and rhythmic interplay with the rhythm section.

Duke Jordan was 24 to 25 years old at the time.