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Clifford Jordan opens the solo sequence with a single chorus on tenor sax, the first of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 152 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in C, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Clifford Jordan opens with a single tenor saxophone chorus over the 32-bar AABA form in C major at a medium swing tempo, his warm tone and melodic approach ideally suited to the standard's romantic character. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Clifford Jordan at 25 to 26 years old. What's New is a ballad composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics later added by Johnny Burke.
Clifford Jordan was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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