Clifford JORDAN 1969

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CLIFFORD JORDAN - IN THE WORLD

One of the most ambitious albums ever recorded from Clifford Jordan -a totally righteous little effort that was the first installment in the legendary Dolphy Series on the Strata East label! The set has Jordan working with a larger group than usual -an all-star array of players that includes Kenny Dorham and Don Cherry on trumpets, Julian Priester on trombone, Wynton Kelly on piano, Wilbur Ware and Richard Davis on bass, and drums from Roy Haynes, Ed Blackwell, and Albert Heath. The titles are originals by Jordan -long numbers that flow out slowly as they build up new musical ideas- all in a style that's somewhat laidback and spacious, very organic, and a bit like some of the best early 70s Impulse material by Archie Shepp. Album features 4 long tracks "872" "Vienna" "Doug's Prelude" and "Ouagoudougou".

More Clifford Jordan bio. infos in previous posts. To be continued...

JORDAN Clifford 1987-91

Clifford JORDAN

Clifford JORDAN 1987-91

Clifford JORDAN ss & ts, Carter JEFFERSON ts, Julian PRIESTER tb, Kenny REED tp, Larry WILLIS p, Mike LeDONNE B3, Rudy TURNER el g, Fred COOK bs, Edson MACHADO dr, Nasser ABADEY perc,

JORDAN Clifford 1987

Clifford JORDAN 1987

Clifford JORDAN ts, Kevin O'CONNELL p, Ed HOWARD b, Vernel FOURNIER dr,

The late tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan always had an original sound even if his style was not innovative in itself. An expert improviser capable of playing both inside and outside, Jordan’s authoritative tone was able to hold its own next to Eric Dolphy in the fiery sextet that Charles Mingus had in 1964 —no easy feat. Live at Ethell’s is one of Clifford Jordan’s finest recordings. On this quartet set from 1987, Jordan is in top form, taking lengthy improvisations on diverse material ranging from 'Round Midnight and a happy version of Don’t Get Around Much Anymore to three of his own originals and Benny Carter’s Summer Serenade. Jordan, who does not waste a note on this CD, surprised both the audience and the engineer by taking a credible vocal on Lush Life, the only time in his career that he sang on a record. But the focus throughout is on his distinctive tenor, and Clifford Jordan, who is both relaxed and driving on this set, is in prime form.

Young Clifford JORDAN with John NEELY in 1949