Edição especial Japonesa pela P-Vine Records de 'Glass Bead Games' do Clifford Jordan Quartet, um clássico jazz soul de 12 faixas em duplo vinil LP. O famoso saxofonista gravou este álbum em 1973 originalmente na editora Strata-East e tem sido considerado desde então como um dos seus melhores trabalhos de sempre.

• Edição Limitada
• P-Vine Records 2 LP Vinil
• Capa Gatefold com OBI Strip
• Made in Japan

Glass Bead Games is arguably the crown jewel of the ‘Strata East movement’, an amorphous genre that treads an unusual path between post-bop, 70’s avant-garde and spiritual jazz, with a groove. This is one of those few records where every element is perfect, and all players rise together to a new level of expression. Glass Bead Games is full of revelations at many levels. First, the decade of the 1970s did produce genuinely creative, "human" new music flowing from the jazz mainstream; second, Bill Lee was more than Spike's dad: he was a superlative bassist, a team player of the first order, a powerful catalyst who, if anything, deserves to be better known than his son; third, Billy Higgins was, as so many musicians insist, a once-in-a-lifetime drummer, the bellows inspiriting the collective flame.

Glass Bead Games is undoubtedly one of the finest spiritual jazz recordings to come out of the 70s, and is one that you absolutely must not miss!

There are few saxophonists who were able to hold their own against the late great Eric Dolphy. Clifford Jordan is one of them. As a member of the Charles Mingus sextet on his legendary 1964 European tour with Eric Dolphy, Jordan is featured on iconic albums such as The Great Concert of Charles Mingus and Town Hall Concert. Born in 1931, the tenor saxophonist was a giant of the hard bop genre, with an adaptable style that could match the earthsy avant-blues of Mingus, or soar into space alongside Dolphy. Originally released in 1974 and recorded the year prior, Glass Bead Games was the fifth and final installment in Strata-East’s Dolphy series, and undoubtedly one of the fantastic series’ highlights. The recording features two different quartets, with only Billy Higgins (ds.) and Jordan (ts.) appearing on all tracks; Cedar Walton and Stanley Cowell take turns on piano, while Sam Jones and Bill Lee (father of Spike!) take turns on bass.

Across 12 tracks and two sides, Clifford Jordan’s two quartets are consistent, with some of the tightest grooves and most spiritual playing of the 70’s being recorded during these two sessions. Homages to great jazz men are frequent throughout, with half of the tracks being named after musicians, including the Lee penned “John Coltrane”. The song opens with a bass solo from Lee, before the quartet settles into a steady mid-tempo groove. Jordan plays the angular melody alone, and with every refrain, the melody takes on a haunting quality, until it descends into a subdued bass solo. The chant-like choral refrain that follows, laid gently over a repetitive bassline and delicate percussion is hypnotic, and as Jordan picks up the melody once more, you’ll feel as though this is somehow different. We are proud to be reissuing Clifford Jordan’s Glass Bead Games, available on limited edition vinyl with an obi-strip, only from P-VINE RECORDS.

Músicos:

Cliffor Jordan, tenor sax
Billy Higgins, drums
Stanley Cowell , piano
Bill Lee, bass
Cedar Walton, piano
Sam Jones, bass

Lista de Faixas:

01.Powerful Paul Robeson
02.Glass Bead Games
03.Prayer To The People
04.Cal Massey
05.John Coltrane
06.Eddie Harris
07.Biskit
08.Shoulders
09.Bridgework
10.Maimoun
11.Alias Buster Henry
12.One For Amos

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