Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore “Blowing In From Chicago”

Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore

“Blowing In From Chicago”
( LP Blue Note Records, 1957 )
Catalog # BLP 1549

Tracklisting:
Evil Eye
Status Quo
Bo-Till
Everywhere
Blue Lights
Billie’s Bounce
Let It Stand

Personnel:
John Gilmore, Clifford Jordan (ts)
Horace Silver (p)
Curly Russell (b)
Art Blakey (d)

Notes:
Also issued on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28977-2
Part of Blue Note BN-LA 521-H2
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 3, 1957

Review:
Clifford Jordan’s first date as a leader actually found him sharing a heated jam session with fellow tenor John Gilmore. Backed by pianist Horace Silver, bassist Curly Russell, and drummer Art Blakey, the two saxophonists square off mostly on obscurities (other than Gigi Gryce’s “Blue Lights” and “Billie’s Bounce”). This was one of Gilmore’s few sessions outside of Sun Ra’s orbit and, if anything, he slightly overshadows the cooler-toned Jordan. Recommended.
By Scott Yanow (AMG)

By Rob