Royal Ballads

1987 studio album by Clifford Jordan Quartet
Royal Ballads
Studio album by
Clifford Jordan Quartet
Released1987
RecordedDecember 23, 1986
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length58:08
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
1025
ProducerGerry Teekens
Clifford Jordan chronology
The Rotterdam Session
(1985) 		Royal Ballads
(1987) 		Live at Ethell's
(1987)

Royal Ballads is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan's Quartet which was recorded in late 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden stated "Clifford Jordan was still an important tenor saxophonist during the years prior to his death in 1993, though his final recording for Criss Cross is one of his lesser known dates... Any fan of Clifford Jordan will want to seek out this release"[3]

Track listing

  1. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 7:53
  2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:55
  3. "Royal Blues" (Clifford Jordan) - 8:19
  4. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 8:18
  5. "Armando" (Vernel Fournier) - 8:06
  6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 6:56
  7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 3:51 Bonus track on CD
  8. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:24 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 11, 2014
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 11, 2014
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Clifford Jordan Quartet – Royal Ballads: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 801. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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