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Album by Clifford Jordan
Four Play Released 1990 Recorded 1990 Studio Big Box 901 Studio, Tokyo, Japan Genre Jazz Length 49 :22 Label DIW DIW-836 Producer Kohei Kowakami and DIW
Four Play is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan with bassist Richard Davis , pianist James Williams and drummer Ronnie Burrage which was recorded in Tokyo in 1990 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 5]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Although this CD is technically listed under all four musicians' names, Jordan is primarily the lead voice. His sound was always instantly recognizable and he seemed to be in a good mood for the date, judging by the many song quotes he throws into his solos" calling it "a good example of the hard bop mainstream of the early 1990s as played by some of its best practioners [sic ]".[ 5]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Tokyo Road" Clifford Jordan 7:19 2. "Japanese Dream" Jordan 11:38 3. "I Mean You" Thelonious Monk 6:01 4. "For My Nephews" James Williams 8:24 5. "Hi-Fly " Randy Weston 10:14 6. "Misako: Beautiful Shore" Richard Davis 6:24 Total length: 49:22
Personnel
References
^ Jazzlists: DIW Records - CDs 801 to 899 , accessed September 22, 2017
^ Jazzlists: Clifford Jordan discography , accessed September 21, 2017
^ Clifford Jordan leader entry , accessed September 21, 2017
^ Richard Davis discography , accessed September 21, 2017
^ a b Yanow, Scott. Clifford Jordan: Four Play – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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