Clifford Jordan
Tenor Sax Solo on
Soul-Lo Blues

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Clifford Jordan opens the solo sequence with five choruses on tenor sax, the first of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 115 BPM over the 12-bar blues in B♭, the improvisation proceeds with patient, unhurried deliberation. For the first 2 choruses, the band plays a riff for 4 bars answered by Clifford for the remaining 8 bars. Jordan opens the solo sequence with five unhurried tenor saxophone choruses that showcase his soulful, blues-drenched approach to the instrument. Recorded for the album Cliff Craft in 1957, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 25 to 26 years old.

Clifford Jordan was 25 to 26 years old at the time.