Blowing In from Chicago
| Blowing in from Chicago | ||||
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| Released | July 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 3, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz, hard bop | |||
| Length | 46:15 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1549 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Blowing in from Chicago is an album by American jazz saxophonists Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore featuring performances recorded in 1957 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The CD reissue added a bonus track from the same session.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album a 5 stars stating: "Clifford Jordan's first date as a leader actually found him sharing a heated jam session with fellow tenor John Gilmore. [...] This was one of Gilmore's few sessions outside of Sun Ra. This session finds both young tenor men in fine form. Recommended."[3] The Penguin Jazz Guide suggests that the album may be “the neglected masterpiece of Blue Note hard bop”, noting that Gilmore plays in a style distinct from the freer approach he used with Sun Ra, and that Jordan solos powerfully but with “real thought and logic”.[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Track listing
- "Status Quo" (John Neely) - 5:36
- "Bo-Till" (Cliff Jordan) - 5:56
- "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:38
- "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 9:34
- "Evil Eye" (Jordan) - 5:14
- "Everywhere" (Horace Silver) - 5:45
- "Let It Stand" (Jordan, Gilmore) - 7:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore - tenor saxophone
- Horace Silver - piano
- Curly Russell - bass
- Art Blakey – drums
References
- ^ Billboard July 15, 1957
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed December 1, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
- ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide. London: Penguin Books Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-141-04831-4.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.