Cliff Jordan (album)

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Released 1957 Artist Clifford Jordan Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz		Length 40:33 Release date 1957 Label Blue Note Records

Recorded June 2, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Cliff Jordan (1957) Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons (1957) Similar Two Tenor Winner, Soul Fountain, Firm Roots, The Highest Mountain, These are My Roots: Clifford J

Cliff Jordan is an album by American jazz saxophonist Cliff Jordan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by awarded the album 3 stars.

All compositions by Cliff Jordan except as indicated

"Not Guilty" - 11:43
"St. John" (John Jenkins) - 8:18
"Blue Shoes" (Curtis Fuller) - 9:38
"Beyond the Blue Horizon" (W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 6:59
"Ju-Ba" (Lee Morgan) - 3:55

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on June 2, 1957

Cliff Jordan - tenor saxophone

Lee Morgan - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)

Curtis Fuller - trombone (tracks 1-4)

John Jenkins - alto saxophone

Ray Bryant - piano

Paul Chambers - bass

Art Taylor – drums

1Not Guilty11:46
2St John8:18
3Blue Shoes9:40

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