Clifford Jordan

American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)

Born: 2 September 1931
Chicago
Died: 27 March 1993
Manhattan
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note, Criss Cross Jazz, DIW Records
Discography: 28 albums

Biography

Clifford Jordan was a jazz musician who played tenor saxophone. Clifford Jordan was born on 2 September 1931 in Chicago and died on 27 March 1993 in Manhattan. The music is usually filed under jazz and big band music. Record labels: Blue Note, Criss Cross Jazz and DIW Records. The discography here lists 28 albums, from “Blowing in From Chicago” (1957) to “Beyond Paradiso 1969-1970” (2024).

Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across both Europe and Africa. He recorded and performed with Art Farmer, Horace Silver, Max Roach, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Dorham, among others. In later years, he performed with Cedar Walton's quartet Eastern Rebellion, and led his own groups, including a big band.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Blowing in From Chicago 1957 · Blue Note Cliff Jordan 1957 · Blue Note Cliff Craft 1958 · Blue Note A Story Tale 1961 · Jazzland Mosaic 1961 · Jazzland These Are My Roots - Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly 1965 · Atlantic Soul Fountain 1970 · Vortex Records Clifford Jordan in the World 1972 · Strata-East Firm Roots 1975 · Inner City Records Night of the Mark VII 1975 · Muse Records The Highest Mountain 1976 · SteepleChase On Stage, Vol. 1 1977 · SteepleChase Remembering Me-Me 1977 · Muse Records Hello, Hank Jones 1978 · EASTWORLD Inward Fire 1978 · Muse Records The Adventurer 1980 · Muse Records Hyde Park After Dark 1983 · Bee Hive Records Dr. Chicago 1985 · Bee Hive Records Half Note 1985 Two Tenor Winner 1985 · Criss Cross Jazz Four Play 1986 · DIW Royal Ballads 1986 · Criss Cross Jazz

Live at Opus 1 1988 · Live

Down Through the Years: Live at Condon's New York 1991 · Live

Masters From Different Worlds 1994 · Mapleshade Records Play What You Feel 1997 · Mapleshade Records Drink Plenty Water 2023 · Harvest Song Records Beyond Paradiso 1969-1970 2024 · Nederlands Jazz Archief

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Albums where Clifford Jordan is credited as a sideman

1957	Paul Chambers Quintet — Paul Chambers	tenor saxophone
1960	Expoobident — Lee Morgan	tenor saxophone
1960	Here's Lee Morgan — Lee Morgan	tenor saxophone, saxophone
1961	Percussion Bitter Sweet — Max Roach	tenor saxophone
1963	Conversations — Eric Dolphy	soprano saxophone
1963	It Is Revealed — Prince Lasha / Sonny Simmons / Clifford Jordan / Don Cherry	tenor saxophone
1964	Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone
1965	Money in the Pocket — Joe Zawinul	tenor saxophone
1968	Iron Man — Eric Dolphy	soprano saxophone
1972	The Great Concert of Charles Mingus — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone
1973	Izipho Zam (My Gifts) — Pharoah Sanders	producer
1973	A Night at Boomers, Volume 1 — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
1973	A Night at Boomers, Volume 2 — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
1976	Sonny Clark Quintets — Sonny Clark	tenor saxophone
1981	Mingus in Europe — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone
1985	Roots — Slide Hampton Quintet	tenor saxophone
1986	Any Old Time — Carmen McRae	tenor saxophone
1987	1964-04-17: Revenge!, Salle Wagram, Paris, France — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone
1987	Something to Live For — Art Farmer	tenor saxophone
1988	1964-04-10: "Concertgebouw", Amsterdam, Netherlands — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone
1989	Live in Oslo 1964 — Charles Mingus featuring Eric Dolphy	tenor saxophone
1989	Ph.D. — Art Farmer	tenor saxophone
1990	Carmen Sings Monk — Carmen McRae	tenor saxophone
1994	Spectrum — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
1997	Bird Songs — Dizzy Gillespie	tenor saxophone
1997	Naima — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
2000	Spectrum — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
2000	Three Sundays in the Seventies: "Live" at the Left Bank — Cedar Walton	tenor saxophone
2020	Charles Mingus @ Bremen 1964 & 1975 — Charles Mingus	tenor saxophone