Blowing in from Chicago

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Blowing in from Chicago
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Studio album by
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore
ReleasedJuly 1957[1]
RecordedMarch 3, 1957
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz, hard bop
Length46:15
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1549
ProducerAlfred Lion
Clifford Jordan chronology
Blowing in from Chicago
(1957) 		Cliff Jordan
(1957)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[6]

Track listing[]

  1. "Status Quo" (John Neely) - 5:36
  2. "Bo-Till" (Cliff Jordan) - 5:56
  3. "Blue Lights" (Gigi Gryce) - 6:38
  4. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) - 9:34
  5. "Evil Eye" (Jordan) - 5:14
  6. "Everywhere" (Horace Silver) - 5:45
  7. "Let It Stand" (Jordan, Gilmore) - 7:44 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard July 15, 1957
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed December 1, 2010
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
  4. ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide. London: Penguin Books Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-141-04831-4.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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