Cliff Jordan (album)

Cliff Jordan is an album by American jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Cliff Jordan
Studio album by Cliff Jordan
Released	1957
Recorded	June 2, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:33
Label	Blue Note BN 1565
Producer	Alfred Lion
Cliff Jordan chronology
Blowing in from Chicago (1957) Cliff Jordan (1957) Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons (1957)

Reception

The Allmusic review by awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cliff Jordan except as indicated

1. "Not Guilty" - 11:43
2. "St. John" (John Jenkins) - 8:18
3. "Blue Shoes" (Curtis Fuller) - 9:38
4. "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 6:59
5. "Ju-Ba" (Lee Morgan) - 3:55

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on June 2, 1957

Personnel

• Cliff Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
• Curtis Fuller - trombone (tracks 1-4)
• John Jenkins - alto saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Taylor – drums

References

1. Blue Note discography accessed December 1, 2010
2. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.