Spellbound
by Clifford Jordan Quartet
- Type: Album
- Released: 1960
- Label: Riverside
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:55
- Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Cannonball Adderley, Cedar Walton, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Spanky DeBrest
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Stepping out firmly as a leader, the Chicago-born saxophonist anchors a robust quartet date emphasizing both his compositional chops and rich, woody tone. The session balances laid-back, late-night grooves with muscular improvisations, showcasing an advanced harmonic fluency that rivaled his East Coast contemporaries.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, melodic
Tracklist
- Toy (4:21)
- Lush Life (5:10)
- Moon-A-Tic (4:38)
- Spellbound (5:49)
- Hot Water (5:02)
- Last Night When We Were Young (6:27)
- Au Privave (8:28)
Credits
- Clifford Jordan Quartet - primary artist
- Spanky DeBrest - bass
- Albert Heath - drums
- Cedar Walton - piano
- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone, written-by
- Billy Strayhorn - written-by
- E.Y. Harburg - written-by
- Harold Arlen - written-by