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Firm Roots
Firm Roots (Clifford Jordan album).jpg

Studio album by

Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle

Released1975
RecordedApril 18, 1975
Trixi Ton Studio, Munich, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length48:48
Label
SteepleChase
SCS-1033
ProducerNils Winther

Clifford Jordan chronology





On Stage Vol. 3
(1975)

Firm Roots
(1975)

The Highest Mountain
(1975)

Firm Roots is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in West Germany in 1975 and first released on the Danish SteepleChase label but also released in the US by Inner City.[1][2]




Contents





  • 1 Reception


  • 2 Track listing


  • 3 Personnel


  • 4 References




Reception[edit]








Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
4/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
4/5 stars[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Ron Wynn called the album "One of Jordan's best releases with The Magic Triangle ensemble"[3]



Track listing[edit]


  1. "Firm Roots" (Cedar Walton) - 8:43

  2. "Angel in the Night" (Billy Higgins) - 8:56

  3. "Scorpio" (Sam Jones) - 3:50

  4. "Bear Cat" (Clifford Jordan) - 4:49 Bonus track on CD reissue

  5. "Inga" (Higgins) - 7:57

  6. "Voices Deep Within Me" (Walton) - 6:28

  7. "One for Amos" (Jones) - 8:27


Personnel[edit]



  • Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone


  • Cedar Walton - piano


  • Sam Jones - bass


  • Billy Higgins - drums


References[edit]




  1. ^ Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 10, 2014


  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 10, 2014


  3. ^ ab Wynn, Ron. Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle – Firm Roots: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2014.


  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 115. ISBN 0-394-72643-X..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em












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