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Clifford Jordan contributes four choruses on tenor sax, the second of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 188 BPM over the 16-bar form in C, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Clifford Jordan follows with four tenor saxophone choruses of rhythmic intensity and harmonic creativity, his playing demonstrating the hard bop mastery that characterized his best work. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 25 to 26 years old. Minor Run-Down is a hard bop composition by Benny Golson, written for the Paul Chambers Quintet album recorded on May 19, 1957 for Blue Note Records.
Clifford Jordan was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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