• tone poet series
• 180 GRAM LP AUDIOPHILE PRESSING
• housed in gatefold tip-on jacket

The under-recognized tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 and recorded a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions over a prolific 8-month span including the self-titled album Cliff Jordan. Jordan’s 2nd date for the label was a generous serving of smoldering bop featuring a robust septet with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller , John Jenkins, Ray Bryant, Paul Chambers, and Art Taylor . The band stretches out on extended takes of Jordan’s “Not Guilty,” Jenkins’ “St. John,” and Fuller’s “Blue Shoes” before an 18-year-old Morgan takes the spotlight on his tune “Ju-Ba” to close the set. cover designs.

PERSONNEL:

Lee Morgan - (trumpet)
Curtis Fuller - (trombone)
John Jenkins - (alto sax)
Cliff Jordan - (tenor sax))
Ray Bryant - (piano)
Paul Chambers - (bass)
Art Taylor - (drums)

TRACKS:

A1: Not Guilty
A2: St. John

B1: Blue Shoes
B2: Beyond The Blue Horizon
B3: Ju-Ba