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These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly

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Released
  
1965

Producer
  
Donald Elfman

Artist
  
Clifford Jordan

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
38:13

These are My Roots (1965)
  
Soul Fountain (1966)

Release date
  
1965

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 1 & 17, 1965 New York City

Similar
  
Clifford Jordan albums, Jazz albums

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These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly is an album featuring jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing tunes associated with Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Overall, this project is an unexpected success -- one would not have thought that Clifford Jordan and Leadbelly had that much in common!"

Track listing

All compositions are Traditional except as indicated

  1. "Dick's Holler" - 4:53
  2. "Silver City Bound" - 2:41
  3. "Take This Hammer" - 4:18
  4. "Black Betty" - 2:59
  5. "The Highest Mountain" (Clifford Jordan) - 4:17
  6. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter) - 4:29
  7. "De Gray Goose" - 3:38
  8. "Black Girl" - 4:22
  9. "Jolly O' the Ransom" - 2:22
  10. "Yellow Gal" - 4:27

Personnel

  • Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
  • Roy Burrowes - trumpet
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Chuck Wayne - banjo
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Albert Heath - drums
  • Sandra Douglas - vocals (tracks 3 & 8)

    • Songs

    1Dick's Holler4:57
    2Silver City Bound2:43
    3Take This Hammer4:20

    References

    These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly Wikipedia
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