Recorded in December of 1990 at the Manhattan nightclub Condon's, Clifford Jordan’s big band was a warm and swinging group with great jazz soloists. Fifteen first-rate jazzmen, all personal friends and admirers of Clifford, jam with him on “Evidence”, “I Waited For You”, “Angelica” and a handful of Jordan originals. The impressive personnel includes trumpeter Dizzy Reece, altoists John Jenkins and Charles Davis, trombonist Benny Powell, pianist Ronnie Mathews, and Junior Cook as well as bandleader on tenor. The original CD release received four stars in Stereophile. JazzTimes says Clifford is “…clearly inspired throughout…he caresses the ballads with long wisps of smoky-toned lyricism, and ignites the cookers with his fiery amalgam of blues and bop.” The recording, produced and engineered by Pierre Sprey, employs minimal miking and high-quality cables, creating an extraordinary level of clarity and presence rarely heard in live or studio recordings.
TRACK LISTING
1. Third Avenue (C.Jordan; arr. D.Reece)
2. Angelica (E.K.Ellington; arr. C.Davis)
3. Old Bo (C.Jordan; arr. C.Jordan)
4. I Waited For You (J.B.Gillespie; arr. J.Nealy)
5. Introduction To Evidence
6. Evidence (T.Monk; arr. D.Reece)
7. I'll Be Around (A.Wilder; arr. C.Jordan)
8. Bearcat (C.Jordan; arr. J.Priester)
9. Down Through The Years (C.Jordan; arr. D.Sickler)
10. Charlie Parker's Last Supper (C.Jordan; arr. C.Jordan)
11. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington and Russell)
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