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Released
  
1961

Artist
  
Clifford Jordan

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Starting Time (1961)
  
Bearcat (1962)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Jazzland

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Recorded
  
June 14 & 15, 1961 Plaza Sound Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Spellbound, Bearcat, A Story Tale, These are My Roots: Clifford J, Remembering Me‑Me

Starting Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "The music is straight-ahead, and although the tunes are pretty obscure, the solos and high musicianship uplift the music. Recommended to straight-ahead jazz collectors"

Track listing

All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated

  1. "Sunrise in Mexico" (Kenny Dorham) - 5:58
  2. "Extempore" - 5:15
  3. "Down Through the Years" - 4:45
  4. "Quittin' Time" - 4:40
  5. "One Flight Down" (Cedar Walton) - 4:43
  6. "Windmill" (Dorham) - 3:52
  7. "Don't You Know I Care" (Duke Ellington, Mack David) - 4:55
  8. "Mosaic" (Walton) - 4:56

Personnel

  • Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham - trumpet
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Wilbur Ware - bass
  • Albert Heath - drums
  • Songs

    1Sunrise in Mexico5:58
    2Extempore5:15
    3Down Through the Years4:45

    References

    Starting Time Wikipedia