CLIFF JORDAN • CLIFF CRAFT • 1958 ORIGINAL MONO BLUE NOTE 1582 RGV EAR
$
1,275
$ 1275
Sold For
Jan 16, 2016
Sold Date
Jan 6, 2016
Start Date
$ 99
Start price
28
Number Of Bids
France
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Description
Tracklist
• LACONIA
• SOUL-LO BLUES
• CLIFF CRAFT
• CONFIRMATION
• SOPHISTICATED LADY
• ANTHROPOLOGY
Recording Data
Recorded at – Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, November 10, 1957
Credits
Bass – GEORGE TUCKERDrums – LOUIS HAYES
Piano – SONNY CLARK
Tenor Saxophone – CLIFF JORDAN
Trumpet – ART FARMER
WONDERFULLY RELAXED RECORDING, WHICH DATES FROM A VERY FERTILE PERIOD OF
THE RENOWNED JAZZ LABEL’S HISTORY. TENOR SAXMAN JORDAN WAS INFLUENCED BY
AND SHARES INFLUENCES WITH SONNY ROLLINS, DEXTER GORDON, JOHN COLTRANE AND
HANK MOBLEY ; THE EARLY INSPIRATION OF LESTER YOUNG CAN ALSO BE HEARD. ON THIS
DATE, THE SELECTION OF TUNES IS PLEASANTLY BALANCED BETWEEN THREE ORIGINALS,
TWO BEBOP STANDARDS, AND ELLINGTON’S “SOPHISTICATED LADY”. TRUMPETER ART
FARMER’S PLAYING IS UP TO HIS USUAL HIGH STANDARD - - THOUGHTFUL, SENSITIVE
AND TECHNICALLY BRILLIANT. PIANIST SONNY CLARK IS CAPTURED DURING THE MOST
PROLIFIC PHASE OF HIS TEN-YEAR RECORDING CAREER ; TOGETHER WITH BASSIST GEORGE
TUCKER AND DRUMMER LOUIS HAYES, THEY CREATE A SOLID, SWINGING AND SIMPATICO
RHYTHM SECTION –––– ORIGINAL 1958 MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH 47 WEST
63RD NYC ADDRESS ON LABELS BOTH SIDES. SIDE ONE SHOWS A COUPLE OF SUPERFICIAL
MARKS THAT DO NOT AFFECT AT ALL THE STRONG, NEAR MINT PLAYBACK EXPERIENCE...
SIDE TWO LOOKS HARDLY PLAYED. THE GLOSSY FRONT SIDE COVER AND BACK DOES HAVE
A BIT OF AGE TONING, SHARP SEAMS AND NO WRITING . . . “RVG” AND “PLASTYLITE” (EAR)
SYMBOL IN THE TRAIL-OFF DEAD WAX PLUS MATRICES : BN-LP-1582-A / BN-LP-1582-B ...
THERE ARE A FEW TINY AGE SPOTS SHOWING UP ON LABELS.