View basket “Funky Skull (Verve by Request)” 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 John Coltrane Lush Life (mono) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Prestige) | 180g, 1LP Released 13th October 2014 £45.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations John Coltrane Lush Life (mono) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) SKU: APRJ7188 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2014 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Emmet Cohen Future Strides Jazz | Mack Avenue | 1LP Released 29th January 2021 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Emmet Cohen Future Strides £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mack Avenue SKU: MAC1181LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis We Want Miles Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 15th April 2011 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis We Want Miles £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP207 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 15th April 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album Jazz | Fidelio Audio | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 26th August 2022 £79.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Nagra: 70th Year Anniversary Collection Album £79.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Fidelio Audio SKU: 2HDLP1223-45 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 26th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Jazz | Vogue | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th November 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vogue SKU: 88985448201 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin Saturday Night In San Francisco Jazz | Ear Music | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st July 2022 £23.00 - £26.00 Select options Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin Saturday Night In San Francisco £23.00 - £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Ear Music Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st July 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Julie London Latin In A Satin Mood Jazz | Analogue Productions | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 14th July 2017 £60.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Julie London Latin In A Satin Mood £60.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP7278-45 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 14th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Donald Byrd Electric Byrd Jazz | Third Man Records / Blue Note | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st July 2023 £42.00 - £46.00 Select options Reserve View Reservations Donald Byrd Electric Byrd £42.00 - £46.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Third Man Records / Blue Note Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Select options View Product Quick View Slowly Rolling Camera Juniper Jazz | Edition Records | 1LP Released 6th July 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Slowly Rolling Camera Juniper £18.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Edition Records SKU: EDNLP1115 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas Jazz | Craft Recordings | 1LP Released 1st October 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vince Guaraldi Trio A Charlie Brown Christmas £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 7226460 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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