Jordan, Clifford – Cliff Craft

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New Vinyl Record – Jordan, Clifford – Cliff Craft

Tenor saxophonistClifford Jordanblew in from Chicago in 1957 and put the NYC jazz scene on notice with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions including Blowing in from Chicago co-led withJohn Gilmore,the self-titleCliff Jordan, andCliff Craft. This third album featured Jordan at the helm of first-rate hard bop quintet withArt Farmeron trumpet,Sonny Clarkon piano,George Tuckeron bass, andLouis Hayeson drums. Side 1 presented three Jordan originals including the sublime Laconia, Soul-Lo Blues, and the hard-swinging title track. Side 2 found Jordan playing well-known tunes by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington including Confirmation, Anthropology, and a show-stopping version of the ballad Sophisticated Lady.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:
A1: Laconia
A2: Soul-Lo Blues
A3: Cliff Craft

B1: Confirmation
B2: Sophisticated Lady
B3: Anthropology