Clifford Jordan
Tenor Sax Solo on
Four Strings

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Clifford Jordan contributes five choruses on tenor sax, the second of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 217 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in B♭, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. The blues format proves ideal for showcasing each quintet member in succession: Clifford Jordan delivers five fiery tenor saxophone choruses, Donald Byrd contributes four solid trumpet choruses, Tommy Flanagan offers four refined piano choruses, and Elvin Jones closes with two explosive drum choruses. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 25 to 26 years old.

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