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Firm Roots (Clifford Jordan album)

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Released
  
1975

Producer
  
Nils Winther

Release date
  
1975

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
48:48

Artist
  
Clifford Jordan

Label
  
Inner City Records

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Recorded
  
April 18, 1975 Trixi Ton Studio, Munich, West Germany

Firm Roots (1975)
  
The Highest Mountain (1975)

Similar
  
Clifford Jordan albums, Jazz albums

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Firm Roots is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in West Germany in 1975 and first released on the Danish SteepleChase label but also release in the US on Inner City.

Contents

Clifford jordan firm roots angel in the night


Reception

In his review on Allmusic, Ron Wynn called the album "One of Jordan's best releases with The Magic Triangle ensemble"

Track listing

  1. "Firm Roots" (Cedar Walton) - 8:43
  2. "Angel in the Night" (Billy Higgins) - 8:56
  3. "Scorpio" (Sam Jones) - 3:50
  4. "Bear Cat" (Clifford Jordan) - 4:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Inga" (Higgins) - 7:57
  6. "Voices Deep Within Me" (Walton) - 6:28
  7. "One for Amos" (Jones) - 8:27

Personnel

  • Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Sam Jones - bass
  • Billy Higgins - drums
  • Songs

    1Firm Roots8:41
    2Angel in the Night8:52
    3Scorpio3:44

    References

    Firm Roots (Clifford Jordan album) Wikipedia