Blowing In from Chicago

Blowing In from Chicago
Studio album by
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore
ReleasedJuly 1957 (1957-07)[1][2]
RecordedMarch 3, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreHard bop
Length46:15
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1549
ProducerAlfred Lion
Clifford Jordan chronology
Blowing In from Chicago
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Blowing In from Chicago is a studio album by the American jazz saxophonists Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore. It was released through Blue Note Records in July 1957.[1][2] The recording was made on March 3, 1957 and the quintet assembled for the session features rhythm section Horace Silver, Curly Russell and Art Blakey.

Release history

The CD reissue added a bonus track from the same session.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[3]
AllMusic[4]
MusicHound Jazz[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Clifford Jordan's first date as a leader actually found him sharing a heated jam session with fellow tenor John Gilmore. ... This was one of Gilmore's few sessions outside of Sun Ra. This session finds both young tenor men in fine form. Recommended."[4]

The Penguin Jazz Guide suggests that the album may be “the neglected masterpiece of Blue Note hard bop”, noting that Gilmore plays in a style distinct from the freer approach he used with Sun Ra, and that Jordan solos powerfully but with “real thought and logic”.[8]

The editors of MusicHound Jazz awarded the album a full five stars, calling it "a stunner" and "a fine hard-bop date for all involved," and noting that Gilmore "locks horns brilliantly with Jordan's beefy style, without turning it into an out-and-out blowing session brawl."[5]

A reviewer for Billboard stated that Jordan and Gilmore "play with 'hard' sound and sharply rhythmic attack to good results," and commented: "Valuable solo content and general vitality of this blowing session should please jazz buyers."[2]

Marc Davis of All About Jazz described the album as "a lively, wonderful record firmly in the Blue Note bop tradition," and remarked: "for this one moment, Jordan and Gilmore are every bit the equal of any past or future Jazz Messengers. It's an enjoyable record, well worth picking up."[3]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Status Quo"John Neely5:36
2."Bo-Till"Cliff Jordan5:56
3."Blue Lights"Gigi Gryce6:38
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Billie's Bounce"Charlie Parker9:34
2."Evil Eye"Jordan5:14
3."Everywhere"Horace Silver5:45
Bonus track on CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Let it Stand"
  • Jordan
  • Gilmore
7:44

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Parnes, Sid, ed. (July 20, 1957). "July Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 52. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ackerman, Paul, ed. (Jul 15, 1957). "Packaged Records Buying Guide". The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. p. 67.
  3. ^ a b Davis, Marc (April 14, 2015). "Cliff Jordan And John Gilmore: Blowing In From Chicago – 1957". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010
  5. ^ a b Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 639.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  8. ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide. London: Penguin Books Ltd. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-141-04831-4.