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Clifford Jordan leads off the solos with four choruses on tenor sax, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 230 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Art Farmer follows with two trumpet choruses that match Jordan's energy, his playing marked by the precision and lyrical grace that characterized his entire career. Recorded for the album Cliff Craft in 1957, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 25 to 26 years old. The tune's title serves as both a signature for the album and a declaration of Jordan's craft as a musician dedicated to the highest standards of the hard bop tradition.
Clifford Jordan was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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