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.  

Happy 100th Birthday Charles Mingus!

Remembering the late great Charles Mingus on his 100th birthday with performances from Stockholm in 1960 and Oslo in 1970. 

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To view some superb otherwise unpublished portrait photos of Clifford Jordan shot by Toronto's own Rick McGinnis, check out Rick's excellent photo blog, Some Old Pictures I Took,  right here. 

 

That time Larry Coryell threw down with Alphonse Mouzon in Oslo

Watch guitarist Larry Coryell's Eleventh House band filmed in action for Norwegian television back in 1975.

Larry Coryell's Eleventh House live in Oslo, Norway 1975

Larry Coryell (guitar), Alphonse Mouzon (drums), Mike Mandel (keyboards), Michael Lawrence (trumpet/flugelhorn), John Lee (bass).

Set list:

00:00   Cover Girl  (A. Mouzon)

09:25   Gratitude "A So Low"  (L. Coryell) - introduction to next song

10:08   Low-Lee-Tah  (L. Coryell)

16:00   Funky Waltz  (A. Mouzon)

21:10   The Other Side  (M. Lawrence)

26:35   Diedra  (M. Mandel)

31:00   Some Greasy Stuff  (A. Mouzon)