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 Anouar Brahem Le Pas Du Chat Noir Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 7th June 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anouar Brahem Le Pas Du Chat Noir £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7742663 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Body and Shadow Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 24th November 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Body and Shadow £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 00602557921724 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Alice Coltrane Transendence Jazz | Antarctica | 1LP Released 12th April 2019 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Alice Coltrane Transendence £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Antarctica SKU: ASH313 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman The Atlantic Years Jazz | Warner Bros | 10LP, Box Set Released 25th May 2018 £189.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ornette Coleman The Atlantic Years £189.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0081227940690 Formats: 10LP, Box Set Released Date: 25th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hugh Masekela The Chisa Years Jazz | BBE | 2LP Released 11th May 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hugh Masekela The Chisa Years £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BBE SKU: BBELP69 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 11th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Melvin Jackson Funky Skull (Verve by Request) Jazz | Decca (UMO) [GB] | Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 8th December 2023 £33.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Melvin Jackson Funky Skull (Verve by Request) £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) [GB] | Jazz | Verve SKU: 5579887 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 8th December 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Joe Stilgoe New Songs For Old Souls LP Jazz | Linn Records | 180g, 1LP Released 18th May 2015 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Stilgoe New Songs For Old Souls LP £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Linn Records SKU: AKH584 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rosemary Clooney/Duke Ellington Blue Rose Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 16th September 2006 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rosemary Clooney/Duke Ellington Blue Rose £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: PPANCL872 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2006 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music Volume One Jazz | Universal/Blue Note | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 23rd October 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music Volume One £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Universal/Blue Note SKU: 3773073 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Roy Haynes Quartet Out Of The Afternoon Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 29th November 2011 £58.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Roy Haynes Quartet Out Of The Afternoon £58.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AIPJ23 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 29th November 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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