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Clifford Jordan follows Cedar Walton with seven choruses on tenor sax, completing the solo section. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 180 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in B♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. "Hot Water" is a blues from Clifford Jordan's 1960 Riverside album Spellbound, featuring an unusual solo order with pianist Cedar Walton opening the improvisation. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 28 to 29 years old. Jordan follows with seven commanding choruses of tenor saxophone, building a blues narrative that progresses from cool exploration to fiery intensity.
Clifford Jordan was 28 to 29 years old at the time.
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