Royal Ballads

 ( Clifford Jordan Albums ) 

Royal Ballads is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan's Quartet, recorded in late 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label. Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 11, 2014Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 11, 2014

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Reception In his review on AllMusic, Ken Dryden stated that "Clifford Jordan was still an important tenor saxophonist during the years prior to his death in 1993, though his final recording for Criss Cross is one of his lesser known dates... Any fan of Clifford Jordan will want to seek out this release."

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Track listing

1. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 7:53
2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:55
3. "Royal Blues" (Clifford Jordan) - 8:19
4. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 8:18
5. "Armando" (Vernel Fournier) - 8:06
6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 6:56
7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 3:51 Bonus track on CD
8. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:24 Bonus track on CD

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Personnel

• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Kevin O'Connell - piano
• Ed Howard - double bass
• Vernel Fournier - drum kit

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