Saturday, January 25, 2014

Clifford Jordan - Dr. Chicago (1984) [vinyl>flac]

Re-upped from the old Crypt. I couldn't resist a sealed copy of this, so ripped from mint vinyl. On the BeeHive label, a catalogue that has never been issued on CD.

This excellent Bee Hive LP features tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan on three quartet numbers with pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Ed Howard and drummer Vernel Fournier, welcoming trumpeter Red Rodney to two other selections and taking "If I Had You" as a duet with the very versatile Byard. The repertoire is colorful and diverse (three jazz standards, an obscurity, Jordan's bluesy title cut and Fournier's intriguing "Zombie"), and the very consistent Jordan is up to his usual high level. ~ Scott Yanow

01 Dr. Chicago
02 Something To Live For
03 Zombie
04 Touch Love
05 If I Had You
06 Be Bop

Clifford Jordan (ts) Red Rodney (t, flh) Jaki Byard (p) Ed Howard (b)
Vernel Fournier (d)
Vanguard Studios, NYC, August 3, 1984
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16 comments:

  1. grumpyJanuary 25, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    email for link; grumpywon(a)gmail.com

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 1:31 PM

    Thank you so much for this one! This Crypt turns out to be more like Ali Baba's cave to me : it's filled with treasures!

    Luker

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  3. KingCakeJanuary 26, 2014 at 4:30 PM

    Gasp....mint copy?11 YEAH!!

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  4. AlanJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:01 PM

    Thanks.

    This is quite a lineup.

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  5. armandoJanuary 26, 2014 at 7:12 PM

    Jordan and Byard together again (like in good Mingus old days...)
    Thank you!

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  6. NickJanuary 26, 2014 at 8:13 PM

    Yeah, thank you for the second chance at all these gems. My knowledge of Jordan never extended much beyond 1975, but I am really enjoying my discovery of these later sessions.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2014 at 11:07 PM

    A lost treasure found, and one filled with stars. Thanks for this and for all your efforts!

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  8. NYC Teen Central Writer's ClubJanuary 27, 2014 at 9:02 PM

    grumpy you have just outdone yourself - looking forward thanks thanks thanks

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2014 at 10:38 PM

    Interesting to hear this. Another that I would have skipped based on it being an '80s session. Would have been my loss.

    The Smithsonian should put you on the payroll.

    abby

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  10. Isidoro MacarenaJanuary 29, 2014 at 2:59 AM

    muchas gracias Grumpy, que disco mas valioso

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  11. fcapeauJanuary 29, 2014 at 3:28 AM

    Love this quintet ! Many thanks, Grump.

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  12. sep troelstraFebruary 7, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks a lot, Grumpy !!!

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2014 at 3:09 PM

    A masterpiece of quirky sophistication, in true Cliff Jordan fashion, and Byard plays a blinder, dig that bluesy solo on 'Zombie'.

    A thousand thanks to you, grumpy, you are doing God's work! (seriously)

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  14. sitarswamiFebruary 21, 2014 at 11:46 PM

    Another wonderful relaxed Jordan session. Love that solo on Something To Live For. Thanks.

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  15. cmingusApril 1, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    On retrouve d'excellents mingusien dans ce disque

    merci

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  16. QPjrSeptember 15, 2014 at 3:32 PM

    Cliff in good spirits! Byard, I believe, even throws an Ahmad Jamal reference to Vernell! Ha! Who would've thought, from Byard to Jamal! A hoot!

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