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1965 studio album by Clifford Jordan
These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly Released 1965 Recorded February 1 & 17, 1965New York City Genre Jazz Length 38 :13 Label Atlantic SD 1444 Producer Donald Elfman
These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing tunes associated with Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label.[ 1]
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Overall, this project is an unexpected success -- one would not have thought that Clifford Jordan and Leadbelly had that much in common!"[ 2]
All compositions are Traditional except as indicated
"Dick's Holler" – 4:53
"Silver City Bound" – 2:41
"Take This Hammer " – 4:18
"Black Betty " – 2:59
"The Highest Mountain" (Clifford Jordan) – 4:17
"Goodnight Irene " (Huddie Ledbetter) – 4:29
"De Gray Goose " – 3:38
"Black Girl " – 4:22
"Jolly O' the Ransom" – 2:22
"Yellow Gal" – 4:27
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As WithArt WithCharles WithLee WithMax WithCedar With
Paul Chambers Quintet Sonny Clark Quintets My Conception Epistrophy & Now's the Time Richard Davis , 1972)Dealin' Iron Man Eric Dolphy , 1963)Conversations To Bird with Love Dizzy Gillespie , 1992)Roots Slide Hampton , 1985)Luminous John Hicks and Elise Wood , 1985)Shades Andrew Hill , 1986)J.J. Inc. J.J. Johnson , 1961)Con Alma! Charles McPherson , 1965)Any Old Time Carmen McRae , 1986)Carmen Sings Monk Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 Mingus Dynasty , 1988)Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 Pony's Express Pony Poindexter , 1962)Manhattan Project Dizzy Reece , 1976)The Jazz We Heard Last Summer Sahib Shihab , 1957)Further Explorations Horace Silver , 1958)Music Inc. Charles Tolliver , 1970)What It Is Mal Waldron , 1981)Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1967)
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As AsArt Blakey The Jazz WithArt Farmer Benny The Jazztet WithEddie Harris WithBilly Higgins WithMilt Jackson WithEtta James WithClifford WithBlue WithHouston With
God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt , 1973)Left Bank Encores Something for Lester Ray Brown , 1977)Slow Drag Donald Byrd , 1967)The Almoravid Joe Chambers , 1971–73)Somethin's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1981)Broken Shadows Ornette Coleman , 1971–72)Katumbo (Dance) Giant Steps John Coltrane , 1959)Up, Up and Away Sonny Criss , 1967)The Beat Goes On! This Is the Moment! Kenny Dorham , 1958)Blue Spring Cannonball Adderley , 1959)It's All Right! Teddy Edwards , 1967)Soul Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1961)Smokin' Tangerine Dexter Gordon , 1972)Generation Bush Dance Johnny Griffin , 1978)Roots Slide Hampton , 1985)The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Mode for Joe Joe Henderson , 1966)Hub Cap Freddie Hubbard , 1961)Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Bolivia Highway One Bobby Hutcherson , 1978)Farewell Keystone Really Livin' J.J. Johnson , 1959)J.J. Inc. Save Your Love for Me Etta Jones , 1986)Advance! Philly Joe Jones , 1978)Drum Song Seven Minds Sam Jones , 1974)Something in Common First Class Kloss! Eric Kloss , 1967)Abbey Is Blue Abbey Lincoln , 1959)Strings! Pat Martino , 1967)From This Moment On! Charles McPherson , 1968)Horizons Caramba! Lee Morgan , 1968)The Sixth Sense The Mode Sonny Red , 1961)Sonny Red Setting Standards Woody Shaw , 1983)For Losers Archie Shepp , 1968–69)Kwanza Now Is the Time Idrees Sulieman , 1976)Goodbye Yesterday Lucky Thompson , 1972)Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail I Offer You Another Story Stanley Turrentine , 1969)Up Front David Williams , 1986)
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