Remembering saxophonist Clifford Jordan on his birthday

Raising a glass to Clifford Jordan with a performance in Oslo alongside Billy Higgins & Cedar Walton and a few recorded gems.  

Clifford Jordan's performance with Han Bennink issued as Beyond Paradiso 1969

Three songs from saxophonist Clifford Jordan's classic Strata-East album 'In The World' were performed in Hilversum in '69. 

Clifford Jordan – Beyond Paradiso 1969 

Nederlands Jazz Archief

Saxophone great Clifford Jordan was actually supposed to perform at Paradiso on September 10, 1969, but at that time the stage was facing problems and closed for a month. He diverts to VARA studio 7 in Hilversum with pianist Cees Slinger, bassist Ruud Jacobs, drummer Han Bennink and hand percussionist Steve Boston. Three of the four pieces were recorded by Jordan in early 1969 for the Strata-East label released as the spiritual jazz classic "In The World." Listen to a few excerpts from Beyond Paradiso 1969 and get a copy from Soundohm right here. 

Happy Birthday Kenny Dorham!

Remembering jazz trumpet titan Kenny Dorham on his birthday with a few sessions where he really shines in a support role. 

Happy Birthday Clifford Jordan!

Remembering saxophone great Clifford Jordan on his 90th birthday with an Oslo performance from July 18, 1975. 

To view some superb otherwise unpublished portrait photos of Clifford Jordan shot by Toronto's own Rick McGinnis, check out Rick's excellent photo blog, Some Old Pictures I Took,  right here. 

 

Happy Birthday Johnny Coles!

Remembering trumpeter Johnny Coles with a 1964 performance in Norway alongside Eric Dolphy and Charles Mingus. 

Midweek Mixdown: Sounds From The Ancient Archive

Check out Nat Birchall's stellar 2 hour selection of deep jazz and roots reggae from his own stash below. 

TRACKLIST 

1. Malaguena - Pete LaRoca (Blue Note) 

2. In The Beginning There Was Africa - Joe Henderson (Milestone) 

3. Ptah The El Daoud - Alice Coltrane (Impulse) 

4. African Challenge - Zoot Skully Simms (Studio 1) 

5. Black Is Black - Im & David (Bamboo) 

6. Free Black People - Burning Spear (Tribesman 12") 

7. Variations In Blue - Bill Barron (Dragon) 

8. Mavichavel - Tchangodei & Archie Shepp (Volcanic) 

9. Hully Gully Rock - Roland Alphonso & His Alley Cats (Blue Beat) 

10. Love And Devotion - Slim Smith (Black Solidarity) 

11. Love Land - Sound Dimension (Studio 1) 

12. Jericho Skank - Ernest Ranglin & Jackie Mittoo (Studio 1) 

13. Ouagoudougu - Clifford Jordan (Strata East/Polydor) 

14. Through The Ages Jehovah - Andrew Cyrille (Soul Note) 

15. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Odean Pope (CIMP) 

16. Brain Wash - Conscious Minds (Soul Beat) 

17. Life's Experience - Hopeton Crawford (Faithful Few) 

18. Life's Dub (Faithful Few) 

19. Bwaata - Joe Henderson (Milestone)

Check out Sounds From The Ancient Archive on Mixcloud right here. 

Midweek Mixdown: Nat Birchall's Sounds From the Ancient Archive

Listen to Nat Birchall's latest mix of spiritual jazz and roots reggae on Sounds From The Ancient Archive right here.  

Nat Birchall's Sounds From The Ancient Archive – April 17, 2021 Tracklist 

1. "Powerful Paul Robeson" (vocal version) - Clifford Jordan, from the LP Remembering Me-Me (Muse)

2. "Throw It Away" - Abbey Lincoln, from the LP Golden Lady (Marge, France/Inner City USA)

3. "Burundi Pose" - Big Black, from the LP Elements Of Now (UNI Records)

4. "Gbogbo Omo Ibile" - Solomon Ilori, 12" (Blue Note/Honest Jon's)

5. "Tenor On The Call" - Tommy McCook & The Discosonics, 12" (Studio 1)

6. Untitled (Version of "Jah Jah Way" - Yabby You) - Tommy McCook (Dubplate)

7. "Sunshine Fly Away" - Larry Young, from the LP Lawrence Of Newark (Perception Records)

8. "Black Butterfly" - Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band, from the LP Egyptian Jazz (Art Yard)

9. "Pan Afro" - Sun Ra & His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, from the LP Discipline 27-II (Strut/Art Yard)

10. "Necaumung-Us" - Beaver Harris, from the the LP Beaver Is My Name (Timeless)

11. "Peace In Essaouria" - Pharoah Sanders/Maleem Mahmmod Ghania, from the LP Trance Of The Seven Colors (Zehra)

12. "Sahara Samba" - Olatunji, from the LP Drums! Drums! Drums! (Roulette)

13. "Jah Jah Skanking" - The Natty Locks 7" (Fay Music Inc)

14. "Black Skin Vinration" - Dubwise 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)

15. "Your Teacher" a.k.a. "Black Skin" - Black Skin The Prophet 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)

16. "African Cookbook" - Randy Weston, from the LP African Cookbook (Atlantic)

17. "Civilisation" - The Classics 7" 

Happy Birthday Clifford Jordan!

Remembering Clifford Jordan with a live version of "John Coltrane" and a Oslo performance with Cedar Walton from '75.

 

Happy Birthday Charles Mingus!

Remembering the great bassist/composer on his day with some 1964 footage of the Charles Mingus Sextet in Sweden & Norway. 

One For The Weekend: Clifford Jordan Quintet

Here's Clifford Jordan playing Kenny Dorham's "Sunrise In Mexico" with Kenny back in 1961.

Happy Birthday John Coltrane!

Remembering the saxophone titan with tributes from Clifford Jordan, Nat Birchall & José James.

Happy Birthday Clifford Jordan!

Remembering the late great Clifford Jordan on his day with a 1975 performance featuring Cedar Walton. 

Midweek Mixdown: The Jazz Kid

Enjoy this dope "Deep & Spiritual Jazz" mix put together by The Jazz Kid

Deep & Spiritual Jazz Vol. 3 (March 2014) by The Jazz Kid on Mixcloud

Track listing: 
1.The Time Of This World Is At Hand by Billy Gault 
2.Black Land Of The Nile by Masequa Myers 
3.John Coltrane (Live) by the Clifford Jordan Quartet 
4.Afro Blue by Dee Dee Bridgewater 
5.Creole Girl by Noah Howard 
6.Love And Hate by Jackie McLean 
7.Moon Child by Doug Carn 
8.My Africa by The Pyramids 
9.Capra Black by Billy Harper