Clifford Jordan

 

Artist:  Cliff Jordan

Birth Name:  Cliff Laconia Jordan

Born:  September 2, 1931.  Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:  March 27, 1993 (Aged 61).  New York City, New York, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Modern Big Band

Occupations:  Musician

Instrument:  Saxophone

Cliff Jordan was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophone Player from Chicago, Illinois.  He performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt and some Rhythm And Blues Group.  He moved to New York in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note.  He recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Dorham.  He was part of the Charles Mingus Sextet, with Eric Dolphy, during its 1964 European Tour.

Title:  Cliff Craft (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Modern Big Band

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:  ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Laconia (7:06)

 2.  Soul-Lo-Blues (8:29)

 3.  Cliff Craft (6:30)

Side 2:

 1.  Confirmation (7:34)

 2.  Sophisticated Lady (6:46)

 3.  Anthropology (7:03)

Personnel:

Cliff Jordan:  Tenor Saxophone

Art Farmer:  Trumpet, except on Track 2/2

Sonny Clark:  Piano

Geore Tucker:  Bass

Louis Hayes:  Drums

Cliff Craft is an album by Cliff Jordan, originally released in 1958 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on July 19, 2024 by Blue Note.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.