Jordu

"Jordu" is a jazz standard written by Irving "Duke" Jordan.

This song was first made popular by Clifford Brown, but many other jazz musicians such as Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd have performed renditions of it.

It has a traditional AABA jazz form. The A section is comprised 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 fifths 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.

This song was also performed by Clifford Brown & Max Roach