Bearcat [Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Clifford Jordan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 22, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Jvc Japan
• ASIN: B000056KTW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Track Listings

1. Bear Cat

2. Dear Old Chicago

3. How Deep Is the Ocean?

4. The Middle of the Block

5. You Better Leave It Alone

6. Malice Towards None

7. Out-House

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine disc from the master, October 18, 2000

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N. Dorward "obsessive reviewer" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bearcat (Audio CD)

This disc was recorded about a year after the saxophonist's classic _Spellbound_ date: while it's not up to that disc, it's still an excellent date. The programme is mostly originals: Jordan is one of the most underrated composers of the hard-bop era (only his "Toy" has been much covered by other musicians), & a few of the items on this disc, like the title track, are as subtle & well-made as anything by Benny Golson or Wayne Shorter. The rest of the band consists of Cedar Walton on piano, Teddy Smith on bass & JC Moses on drums. While Walton is his usual quality self, a small caveat about the other two: Smith curiously elects to play in two on almost all tracks, while Moses' eccentric playing is scrappy & sometimes intrusive. (Moses found a more suitable niche later on in free-jazz contexts, playing on discs with Archie Shepp & Eric Dolphy.) But the strange rhythm-section performance isn't more than a minor caveat on a generally strong disc by Jordan that features some of his best originals & most affecting ballad playing (on "How Deep Is the Ocean" and "Malice Towards None").