View basket “Lush Life (mono)” has been added to your basket. 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 Chick Corea Elektric Band Future Is Now Jazz | Candid Records | 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd November 2023 £57.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chick Corea Elektric Band Future Is Now £57.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Candid Records SKU: LPCND33001 Formats: 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Elvis Costello Live With The Metropole Orkest My Flame Burns Blue Jazz | Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th February 2017 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elvis Costello Live With The Metropole Orkest My Flame Burns Blue £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4796062 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ben Webster Soulville Jazz | Analogue Productions | SACD Released 6th May 2020 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ben Webster Soulville £32.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: CVRJ8274SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 6th May 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Babatunde And Phenomena Levels Of Conciousness Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2022 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Babatunde And Phenomena Levels Of Conciousness £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: TR107 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Sun Ra Other Strange Worlds Jazz | Roaratorio | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 9th June 2014 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sun Ra Other Strange Worlds £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Roaratorio SKU: ROAR33 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bill Evans Sharp Notes Jazz | Not Now Music | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 5th December 2011 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bill Evans Sharp Notes £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Not Now Music SKU: NOT2LP141 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 5th December 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bill Frisell Four Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 11th November 2022 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bill Frisell Four £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4552315 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kamasi Washington The Epic Downtempo | Brainfeeder | 3LP Released 2nd October 2015 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kamasi Washington The Epic £26.00 Genre: Downtempo Label: Brainfeeder SKU: BF050 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 2nd October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duke Pearson The Right Touch Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 4th August 2023 £36.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Duke Pearson The Right Touch £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 43879837 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 4th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Kronos Quartet Black Angels Jazz | Nonesuch | 2LP, Etched Released 16th February 2024 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kronos Quartet Black Angels £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597905809 Formats: 2LP, Etched Released Date: 16th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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