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Clifford Jordan opens with three choruses on tenor sax, the first of two solos, followed by Cedar Walton on piano. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 267 BPM over the 38-bar AABA in F, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Jordan's composition, with its playful title and asymmetric form, reflects his creative approach to tune writing, crafting structures that avoided the predictability of standard forms while remaining accessible and swinging. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 28 to 29 years old. Jordan tears through three choruses at a brisk tempo, his improvisation demonstrating the rhythmic drive and harmonic awareness that marked him as one of the most underrated tenor saxophonists of the hard bop era.
Clifford Jordan was 28 to 29 years old at the time.
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