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Vinyl LP pressing. Tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 and put the NYC jazz scene on notice with a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions including Blowing in from Chicago co-led with John Gilmore, the self-title Cliff Jordan, and Cliff Craft. This third album featured Jordan at the helm of first-rate hard bop quintet with Art Farmer on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Side 1 presented three Jordan originals including the sublime InchLaconia,Inch InchSoul-Lo Blues,Inch and the hard-swinging title track. Side 2 found Jordan playing well-known tunes by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington including InchConfirmation,Inch InchAnthropology,Inch and a show-stopping version of the ballad InchSophisticated Lady.Inch Album Tracks 1. Laconia 2. Soul-Lo Blues 3. Cliff Craft 1. Confirmation 2. Sophisticated Lady 3. Anthropology
