The Duke (Joe Jackson album)

The Duke
Studio album by Joe Jackson
Released	22 June 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Jazz, sophisti-pop[1]
Length	47:38
Label	earMUSIC, Razor & Tie
Producer	Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Live at Rockplast (2012) The Duke (2012) Steppin' Out - The Collection (2014)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	D−[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

The Duke is the 18th studio album by English musician Joe Jackson. The album was first released on 22 June 2012 in Continental Europe by earMUSIC and was released in the US on 26 June by Razor & Tie Recordings.^[6][7]

The album is a tribute to Duke Ellington, the American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra.

Upon its release, The Duke received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 59 based on 10 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".^[2]

The album debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200,^[8] and No. 1 on the Top Jazz Albums chart,^[9] selling around 5,000 copies in its first week of release. The album has sold 13,000 copies in the United States as of September 2015.^[10]

Track listing

All songs arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Isfahan"	Ellington, Strayhorn	5:03
2.	"Caravan"	Ellington, Tizol, Mills	6:01
3.	"I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail"	Ellington, George / Strayhorn / Ellington	3:34
4.	"Mood Indigo"	Ellington, Mills, Bigard	4:04
5.	"Rockin' in Rhythm"	Ellington	3:28
6.	"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me"	Ellington, George / Ellington, Russell	5:14
7.	"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"	Ellington, Webster	4:48
8.	"Perdido / Satin Doll" (featuring Zuco 103)	Tizol, Lenk, Drake / Ellington, Mercer, Strayhorn	4:49
9.	"The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"	Ellington, Miley / Ellington	5:26
10.	"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (featuring Iggy Pop)	Ellington, Mills	5:11

Personnel

Musicians

• Joe Jackson – piano, keyboards, stylophone, synthesizer, accordion, tom-toms, melodica, vibraphone, vocals
• Steve Vai - guitar on "Isfahan" and "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"
• Kris Ingram Lanzaro - synthesizers, drum programming, sound design, on "Isfahan" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", Production Assistant for whole album.
• Sussan Deyhim - vocals on "Caravan"
• Vinnie Zummo - guitars on "Caravan", "I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail" and "Mood Indigo", harmonica on "Mood Indigo", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "Perdido / Satin Doll", "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
• Mary Rowell - violin on "Caravan", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"
• Cornelius Dufallo - violin on "Caravan", "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy" and "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
• Ralph Farris - viola on "Caravan", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"
• Dorothy Lawson - cello on "Caravan", "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" and "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"
• Christian McBride - bass guitar on "Caravan", "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", acoustic bass on "I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail" and "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me"
• Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson - drums on "Caravan", "I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail", "Mood Indigo", "Rockin' In Rhythm", "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me" and "The Mooche / Black and Tan Fantasy"
• Sue Hadjopoulos – congas and bongos on "Caravan", "I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail" and "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)"
• Regina Carter - violin on "I'm Beginning to See the Light / Take the "A" Train / Cotton Tail", "Mood Indigo" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
• Tony Aiello - piccolo on "Rockin' In Rhythm"
• Damon Bryson - sousaphone on "Rockin' In Rhythm"
• Sharon Jones - vocals on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me"
• Kirk Douglas - guitar on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues / Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear from Me"
• Lilian Vieira - vocals on "Perdido / Satin Doll", 'doo wah' vocals on "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
• Stefan Kruger - drums and percussion on "Perdido / Satin Doll" and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
• Iggy Pop - vocals on "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
• Stefan Schmid - synthesizer on "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"

Production

• Joe Jackson - arrangements, producer, recording engineer
• Akahiro Nishimura - assistant recording engineer
• Ted Jensen - mastering engineer
• Ed Sherman - art direction
• Frank Veronsky - photography
• Maurice Seymour, William P. Gottlieb - photos of Duke Ellington

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Duke Chart (2012) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 70 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 109 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 21 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 33 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 49 UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] 48 US Billboard 200[17] 93 US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[18] 1 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[19] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Duke Chart (2012) Position US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[20] 14 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[21] 34

References

1. "The Duke". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
2. "Reviews for The Duke by Joe Jackson". Metacritic. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
3. Mark Deming (26 June 2012). "The Duke - Joe Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
4. Brennan, Collin (26 June 2012). "Joe Jackson – The Duke". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
5. Dolan, Jon (19 July 2012). "Joe Jackson The Duke Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
6. "The Duke by Joe Jackson on iTunes". iTunes. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
7. Phil Gallo (7 November 2012). "Joe Jackson Taking 'Duke' on the Road". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
8. "Billboard 200". Billboard. 14 July 2012.
9. "Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. 14 July 2012.
10. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015.
11. "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – The Duke" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
12. "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – The Duke" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – The Duke" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – The Duke" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Joe Jackson – The Duke". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
17. "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
18. "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
19. "Joe Jackson Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
20. "Contemporary Jazz Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
21. "Jazz Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

• The Duke album information at The Joe Jackson Archive