Clifford Jordan

Charles Mingus - Live In '64. Jazz Icons (2007) [DVD9] {Reelin' In The Years}
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© 2007 Reelin' In The Years / Naxos | 2.119006
Jazz / Post Bop / Bass

Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus showcases three exceptional concerts performed in April 1964 featuring his most celebrated lineup–Jaki Byard (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) and the great Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute and bass clarinet). Recorded within an eight-day span, less than three months before Dolphy's death, the three concerts showcase Mingus's visionary leadership and the band's incredible depth and diversity with unique performances and arrangements of classics including "So Long Eric" and the groundbreaking "Meditations On Integration".

Lee Morgan - Expoobident (1960) {2000 Koch Jazz Remaster}
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© 2000 Rhino / Koch Jazz / Vee-Jay | KOC CD-8556
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Trumpet

Although not one of his better known albums, Lee Morgan's EXPOOBIDENT is a strong outing in the still-early stages of the trumpeter's career. The oddly titled session, originally recorded for the Vee Jay label, is an excellent showcase for Morgan's developing style as one of the premier hard bop trumpeters. Also on the date are other heavy-duty boppers like the big-toned tenor man Clifford Jordan, bassist Art Davis, the great Art Blakey on drums, and the underrated pianist Eddie Higgins. The young Morgan is the central figure, however, and smartly displays his wares in swinging fashion.

Eric Dolphy - Iron Man (1963) {Restless-Metrotone 7 72659-2 rel 1992}
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© 1963, 1992 Restless / Metrotone Records | 7 72659-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Avant-Garde Jazz / Saxophone / Clarinet

The companion piece to Conversations (recorded at the same mid-1963 sessions with producer Alan Douglas), Iron Man is every bit as essential and strikes a more consistent ambience than its widely varied twin. It also more clearly anticipates the detailed, abstract sound paintings of Dolphy's masterwork Out to Lunch, in large part because this time around the program is weighted toward Dolphy originals. "Iron Man," "Burning Spear," and the shorter "Mandrake" all have pretty outside themes, full of Dolphy's trademark wide interval leaps and playful sense of dissonance.

Paul Chambers - Mosaic Select 5 (1956-59) [3CD BoxSet] {2003 Mosaic Records}
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© 2003 Mosaic Records / Blue Note | MS-005
Jazz / Hard Bop / Bass

Paul Chambers finally receives the Mosaic Select treatment and there's a surprise tossed in with his catalog for fans and connoisseurs: his material recorded for the Transition label. Also included on the Paul Chambers set are the albums Chambers' Music and Whims of Chambers from 1956 and Bass on Top and The Paul Chambers Quintet from 1957. Musicians on these dates ran the gamut from Elvin Jones to Donald Byrd, Clifford Jordan, Horace Silver, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, and Art Taylor – an overwhelming number of fellow Detroiters. There are some other odds and ends as well, but most importantly, the Transition material will be of prime interest to John Coltrane fans.

The Pentagon - The Pentagon (1976) {2015 DSD Japan East Wind Masters Collection 1000 UCCJ-9196}
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© 1976, 2015 East Wind Music / Universal Japan | UCCJ-9196
Jazz / Hard Bop / Piano

Reissue with the latest DSD remastering. A really wonderful album that's sometimes overlooked because of it's relatively oblique cover and name – which both hide the wonderful talents within! In truth, the set might be billed as a Cedar Walton session – or maybe almost an Eastern Rebellion one – as the vibe here is very similar to that later group, with a strong tenorist working alongside Walton's trio, plus a bit of extra Latin percussion. Clifford Jordan delivers wonderful tenor throughout – and the core sound of Walton on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums is as great as on any of that group's other wonderful albums of the time. Add in Ray Mantilla – who throws in some congas to complicate the grooves a all the best moments – and you've got some mighty nice icing on the cake! Titles include "He Is A Hero", "Una Mas", "Manteca", and "DB Blues".

J.J. Johnson - J.J. Inc (1960) {1997 Columbia Remaster}
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© 1997 Columbia / Legacy | CK 65296
Jazz / Hard Bop / Trombone

Trombonist J.J. Johnson's 1960 sextet is featured on this Columbia CD. Most notable among the sidemen is a rather young trumpeter named Freddie Hubbard on one of his first sessions; also helping out are tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Arthur Harper and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. Seven of the compositions (which are joined by Dizzy Gillespie's "Blue 'N' Boogie") are Johnson's and, although none caught on, "Mohawk," "In Walked Horace" and "Fatback" (which is heard in two versions) are all fairly memorable.

Sonny Clark - My Conception - (1957 & 1959) {Limited Edition} (Connoisseur Series)
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Jazz, Hard Bop | Label: Blue Note Records|Year: 1957 & 1959| Catalog Number: 7243 5 22674 2 2| RAR 5% Rec. | RS & HF

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Pianist Sonny Clark enjoyed a rich recording career in the golden age of Blue Note. MY CONCEPTION is a combination of a 1959 session that included regulars Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey with a bonus session recorded two years earlier that featured guitarist Kenny Burrell. Clark's amazing dexterity is featured throughout as he trades hot licks with Mobley, Byrd, and Blakey in the first half and blues runs with Burrell and saxophonist Clifford Jordan in the second. As to be expected with this cast of legends, the performances from either session are pristine and swinging. (Cduniverse.com).