Cliff Jordan • Cliff Jordan [BN 1565]

 

 

Biography
by Scott Yanow
Clifford Jordan was a fine inside/outside player who somehow held his own with Eric Dolphy in the 1964 Charles Mingus Sextet. Jordan had his own sound on tenor almost from the start. He gigged around Chicago with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some R&B groups before moving to New York in 1957. Jordan immediately made a strong impression, leading three albums for Blue Note (including a meeting with fellow tenor John Gilmore) and touring with Horace Silver (1957-1958), J.J. Johnson (1959-1960), Kenny Dorham (1961-1962), and Max Roach (1962-1964). After performing in Europe with Mingus and Dolphy, Jordan worked mostly as a leader but tended to be overlooked since he was not overly influential or a pacesetter in the avant-garde. A reliable player, Clifford Jordan toured Europe several times, was in a quartet headed by Cedar Walton in 1974-1975, and during his last years, led a big band. He recorded as a leader for Blue Note, Riverside, Jazzland, Atlantic (a little-known album of Leadbelly tunes), Vortex, Strata-East, Muse, SteepleChase, Criss Cross, Bee Hive, DIW, Milestone, and Mapleshade.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clifford-jordan-mn0000157487/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Clifford Jordan fue un excelente intérprete interior/exterior que, de alguna manera, se mantuvo junto a Eric Dolphy en el Sexteto de Charles Mingus de 1964. Jordan tenía su propio sonido de tenor casi desde el principio. Actuó en Chicago con Max Roach, Sonny Stitt y algunos grupos de R&B antes de trasladarse a Nueva York en 1957. Jordan causó una gran impresión de inmediato, dirigiendo tres álbumes para Blue Note (incluida una reunión con el también tenor John Gilmore) y realizando giras con Horace Silver (1957-1958), J.J. Johnson (1959-1960), Kenny Dorham (1961-1962) y Max Roach (1962-1964). Después de actuar en Europa con Mingus y Dolphy, Jordan trabajó sobre todo como líder, pero tendió a pasar desapercibido, ya que no fue demasiado influyente ni marcó la pauta en la vanguardia. Clifford Jordan, un músico fiable, realizó varias giras por Europa, formó parte de un cuarteto dirigido por Cedar Walton en 1974-1975 y, durante sus últimos años, dirigió una big band. Grabó como líder para Blue Note, Riverside, Jazzland, Atlantic (un álbum poco conocido de temas de Leadbelly), Vortex, Strata-East, Muse, SteepleChase, Criss Cross, Bee Hive, DIW, Milestone y Mapleshade.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/clifford-jordan-mn0000157487/biography

Tracks:
1 - Not Guilty

2 - St. John

3 - Blue Shoes

4 - Beyond The Blue Horizon

5 - Ju-Ba


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – John Jenkins
    Bass – Paul Chambers
    Design [Cover] – Tom Hannan
    Drums – Art Taylor
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Ray Bryant
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Tenor Saxophone – Cliff Jordan
    Trombone – Curtis Fuller
    Trumpet – Lee Morgan

Recorded on June 2, 1957.

Label:    Blue Note – 1565, Blue Note – BLP 1565
Country:    US
Released:    Dec 1957
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3363947-Cliff-Jordan-Cliff-Jordan

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