Clifford Jordan - Soul Fountain (1966) [2008]

A very unusual album from Clifford Jordan – a session of shorter soul jazz numbers cut in the years between his earlier hardbop albums and his later, more righteous sounds of the 70s! The style here is straightforward and to the point – very much in the Atlantic soul jazz style of the late 60s, but with some looser, freer touches – especially on Jordan's solos, which are especially nice! There's organ on a fair bit of tracks on the record – played by either John Patton or Frank Owens – and other players include Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Most tracks also have added percussion at the bottom (some by Ray Barretto) – making for a slightly more complicated groove that comes across with some headier sounds than you might expect! Jordan not only plays his usual tenor, but also flute and a bit of piano.



Tracks:

01 - T.N.T.
02 - I've Got A Feeling For You
03 - H.N.I.C.
04 - I Got You (I Feel Good)
05 - Caribbean Cruise
06 - Senor Blues
07 - Eeh Bah Lickey Doo
08 - Retribution

Personnel:

Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone, flute, piano
Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn
Julian Priester - trombone
John Patton - organ
Frank Owens - piano, organ
Ben Tucker - bass
Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass
Bobby Durham - drums
Billy Higgins - drums
Ray Barretto - congas
Joe Wohletz - bongos, percussion
Orestes Vilato - percussion