Cliff Jordan – Cliff Craft – Blue Note Classic LP

Description

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed at Optimal!

Tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 and put the NYC jazz scene on notice with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions includingBlowing in from Chicago(co-led with John Gilmore), the self-titledCliff Jordan, andCliff Craft. This third album featured Jordan at the helm of a 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.

Features

• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• 180g Vinyl LP
• All-Analog Pressing
• Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Musicians

Selections

Side I:

1. Laconia
2. Soul-Lo Blues
3. Cliff Craft

Side II:

1. Confirmation
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Anthropology