The Rotterdam Session

1985 studio album by Clifford Jordan Quintet with Junior Cook
The Rotterdam Session
Studio album by
Clifford Jordan Quintet with Junior Cook
Released1985
RecordedApril 18, 1985
StudioAudio Daddio
GenreJazz
LabelAudio Daddio (RS 1013)[1]
ProducerMark Lewis
Clifford Jordan chronology
Two Tenor Winner
(1984)
The Rotterdam Session
(1985)
Royal Ballads
(1986)

The Rotterdam Session is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan[2] recorded together with Philly Joe Jones on drums and James Long on bass in the Netherlands in 1985.[3][4][5] This album is a rare Dutch session from the trio and one of the last recordings including Philly Joe Jones before his death in August 1985.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."D.B. Blues"Clarence Beaks, Lester Young8:30
2."Presidential Suite 1st Movement"Jordan4:45
3."Presidential Suite 2nd Movement"Jordan7:30
4."Miss Brown Calling"Jordan5:08
5."Whispering Grass"Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher6:58
6."Soul Fountain"Jordan10:37

Personnel

  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • James Long – bass

References

  1. ^ BWW News Desk. "Alto Saxophonist Mark Lewis's 'The New York Session' to Be Released by Audio Daddio Today". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Rotterdam Session". Blues & Soul (448–460). Napfield Limited: 46. December 1985. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Rusch, Bob (1987). "READERS' CHOICE". Cadence. The University of Michigan: 21. ISSN 0162-6973. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Lord, Tom (1992). The Jazz Discography. Lord Music Reference. ISBN 978-1-881993-06-3. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Jazz Journal International. Billboard Limited. 1986. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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