Glass Bead Games Clifford Jordan Quartet SKU: SES-19737/8 Barcode: 5060149622964 47.00 £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 25th February 2022 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Remastering by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London “Fifth part of the Strata-East Dolphy Series, Glass Bead Games is arguably the crown jewel of the Strata East movement, an amorphous genre that treads an unusual path between post-bop, 1970s avant-garde and spiritual jazz, with a groove. “Glass Bead Games is full of revelations at many levels. First, the decade of the 1970s did produce genuinely creative, “human” new music flowing from the jazz mainstream; second, Bill Lee was more than Spike’s dad: he was a superlative bassist, a team player of the first order, a powerful catalyst who, if anything, deserves to be better known than his son; third, Billy Higgins was, as so many musicians insist, a once-in-a-lifetime drummer-the bellows inspiriting the collective flame. “Most importantly, Clifford Jordan was an artist of the first order, his playing so effortless and unforced, unselfconscious and focused, mature and wise that, at a time when altissimo fury was all the rage, it’s small wonder his authentic voice frequently went unheard. His musical rhetoric is so personally expressive, its substance so compelling, the listener couldn’t care less about the extraordinary technique required to convey its captivating message. Compared to some of his more acclaimed peers he’s a less aggressive yet paradoxically more directive and shaping influence. The climaxes, rather than spelled out, are merely suggested, registering with deep and lasting impact on the listener. It all comes down to learning the language, those precious little beads. Not every player, including Jordan or the listener, can use it like Shakespeare, but all can learn to read Shakespeare and understand its principles of arbitrariness and serendipity, of invariance and transformation. “Jordan, no less than Shakespeare, requires a like-minded cast of players-in this case four musicians of such redoubtable proficiency that each remains committed to keeping the beads in play. He’s not a man content with a mere musical “dialogue” with his fellow musicians nor is he about to take the initiative in pulling his troops up to his level. Instead he begins to tell a musical story that’s so compelling his three comrades are inspired equally to contribute to a collaborative narrative. “This is brilliant music-making by a Coltrane-influenced successor who feels no obligation to mime the predecessor. It may be the most significant saxophone performance on record since Coltrane and, providing the listener stays with it for any length of time, the most deeply satisfying. Jordan’s game — so effortless, unforced, and “level” — erases distinctions between composed and improvised, soloist and ensemble, narrator and narrative, the dancer and the dance. It seems incapable of wearing out its welcome.” — All About Jazz Musicians: Quartet 1: Clifford Jordan: tenor saxophone; Billy Higgins: drums; Stanley Cowell: piano; Bill Lee: bass. A1, A4, B1,2, 3, C3, D1. Quartet 2: Clifford Jordan: tenor saxophone; Billy Higgins: drums; Cedar Walton: piano; Sam Jones: bass. A2, 3, C1,2, D2. Recorded October 29, 1973 at Minot Sound Studio, White Plains, NY, Recording engineer Ron Carran Produced by Clifford Jordan Jr. Artist Clifford Jordan Quartet Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 2LP Format 180g , 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Powerful Paul Robeson Glass Bead Games Prayer To The People Cal Massey John Coltrane Eddie Harris Biskit Shoulders Bridgework Maimoun Alias Buster Henry One For Amos Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View John Lewis Grand Encounter Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 11th June 2008 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Lewis Grand Encounter £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PP1217 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th June 2008 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Pepper Intensity Jazz | Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) | 180g, 1LP Released 11th October 2024 £35.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Pepper Intensity £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) SKU: 7259016 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th October 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tina Brooks True Blue Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st July 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tina Brooks True Blue £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4727692 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billie Holiday Classic Lady Day Jazz | Verve | 180g, 5LP, Box Set Released 22nd December 2017 £86.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billie Holiday Classic Lady Day £86.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5378741 Formats: 180g, 5LP, Box Set Released Date: 22nd December 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk The London Collection Volume 1 Jazz | ORG / Black Lion | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd June 2012 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thelonious Monk The London Collection Volume 1 £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG / Black Lion SKU: ORGM1052 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd June 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Don Cherry Brown Rice Jazz | A&M | 1LP Released 16th May 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Don Cherry Brown Rice £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: A&M SKU: 7725259 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP Released 10th December 2021 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings £40.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3595286 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 10th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ray Charles The Ray Charles Story Vol. 1 Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 30th September 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ray Charles The Ray Charles Story Vol. 1 £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1703 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Medeski/Scofield/Martin/Wood Juice Jazz | Indirecto | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th October 2014 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Medeski/Scofield/Martin/Wood Juice £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Indirecto SKU: ANDI16 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Keith Jarrett Treasure Island Jazz | Impulse | 180g, 1LP Released 5th August 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keith Jarrett Treasure Island £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impulse SKU: 5363048 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 5th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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