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Clifford Jordan: Royal Ballads

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Marc Myers
May 21, 2021
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Tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan is probably best known for the eight live and studio recordings he made in 1964 with the sextet led by bassist Charles Mingus. And his recordings with Eric Dolphy. But there was much more to Jordan. A prolific recording artist, Jordan had a big, round sound from the start in March 1957, when his Blowing in From Chicago …

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