Spellbound (Clifford Jordan album)

Spellbound is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "At this point, Jordan did not quite have the distinctive sound that he would develop in his period with Charles Mingus, but he was already a strong hard bop stylist... It's an excellent straight-ahead outing"

DpwnBeat reviewer Frank Kofsky awarded the album 4 stars. Kofsky found a heavy influence of Sonny Rollins in Jordan's playing.

Track listing

All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated

1. "Toy" - 4:25
2. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:15
3. "Moon-A-Tic" - 4:41
4. "Spellbound" - 5:54
5. "Hot Water" - 5:06
6. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:30
7. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 8:31

Personnel

• Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Spanky DeBrest - bass
• Albert Heath - drums

References