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" Jordu" is a standard written by in 1953. This song was first made popular by and , but many other jazz musicians have performed or recorded renditions of it, including , , and .

It has a traditional AABA jazz form. The A section is composed of two measure patterns, the first being a non-chordal pick-up measure in which the lead player starts a phrase on the "and" of beat 1 and leads right into the second half of the two measure phrase in which the rhythm players and the lead players both hit on 1, 3, and the "and" of 4. The B section is a circle of fourths pattern built on dominant seventh chords. The ending of the song contains a vamp on the last two bars of the A section followed by an alteration of the initial pickup measure ending on a minor-major seventh chord.

performed the song on the organ on his 1962 album "Floyd Cramer Gets Organized" in which one half of the album was piano and the other half organ.

Lyrics for this song were written by with the title "Life is a groove". She recorded it on her 2006 Footprints CD as a duet with Nancy King.

An earlier vocal version was recorded by Ann Richards with the title "Where Did You Go?" which she released in 1960 on her album "The Many Moods of Ann Richards". The song was also included on her The Many Moods of Ann Richards/Two Much 2004 compilation.


Early Recordings
  • - Duke Jordan Trio (Duke Jordan, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Lee Abrams, drums. Recorded in NYC; January 28, 1954.) - Swing (Vogue) Catalog: M. 33.323 (1954). Recorded under the tune's original title, "Minor Escamp".
  • - Roy Haynes Modern Group a/k/a Roy Haynes Sextet (released under the title "Minor Encamp") - Swing (Vogue) Catalog: M. 33.337 (1954)
  • - Julius Watkins Sextet - BLP 5064 (1955)
  • - Clifford Brown & Max Roach - MG 36036 (Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954)
  • - All Night Session! Vol. 1 Contemporary C3545 (1956)
  • - The Poll Winners - C3535/S7535 (1957)
  • - Birks' Works - Verve MGV 8222 (1957)
  • - Stan Meets Chet - MGV 8263 (1958)
  • - - OLP 3009, RM 453 (1961)

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