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Duke Jordan - Starbright (1960)

After making a name for himself in the ’40s as Charlie Parker’s bebop pianist of choice, Duke Jordan’s only LP for Blue Note finds him in a creative peak, highlighted by this sumptuous ballad, where the underplayed trumpeter Dizzy Reece mines a particularly rich and beautiful vein.

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