Brooklyn Brothers

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Brooklyn Brothers

| type = Album

| artist = Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan

| cover = Brooklyn Brothers.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1973

| recorded = March 16, 1973

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 37:51

| label = Muse MR 5015

| producer = Don Schlitten

| chronology = Cecil Payne

| prev_title = Zodiac

| prev_year = 1968

| next_title = Bird Gets the Worm

| next_year = 1976

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Duke Jordan

| type = Album

| prev_title = East and West of Jazz

| prev_year = 1962

| title = Brooklyn Brothers

| year = 1973

| next_title = The Murray Hill Caper

| next_year = 1973

}}

}}

Brooklyn Brothers is an album led by saxophonist Cecil Payne and pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Muse label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cecil-payne/catalog/#muse-mr-5015 Cecil Payne discography] accessed January 12, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-jordan/catalog/#muse-mr-5015 Duke Jordan discography], accessed January 13, 2015

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

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In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn called it "a nice session".{{allMusic|first=Ron|last=Wynn|class=album|id=mw0000874351|title=Brooklyn Brothers – Review|access-date= January 12, 2015}}

Track listing

All compositions by Cecil Payne, except as indicated

  1. "Egg Head" - 3:16
  2. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 5:31
  3. "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) - 5:26
  4. "Jazz Vendor" (Jordan) - 4:29
  5. "Cu-Ba" - 6:05
  6. "I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) - 3:45
  7. "Cerupa" - 5:12
  8. "No Problem" (Jordan) - 4:07

Personnel

References