These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly

by Clifford Jordan

These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:31
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly' interprets Lead Belly-associated material through a hard bop lens. The project links African American folk and blues repertoire to modern jazz improvisation, giving Jordan a conceptual setting beyond standard small-group blowing sessions.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Dick's Holler (4:53)
  2. Silver City Bound (2:41)
  3. Take This Hammer (4:18)
  4. Black Betty (2:59)
  5. The Highest Mountain (4:17)
  6. Goodnight Irene (4:29)
  7. De Gray Goose (3:38)
  8. Black Girl (4:22)
  9. Jolly O the Ransom (2:22)
  10. Yellow Gal (4:27)

Credits

  • Clifford Jordan - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Chuck Wayne - banjo
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Albert Heath - drums
  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Julian Priester - trombone
  • Roy Burrowes - trumpet
  • Sandra Douglass - vocals

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