This four CD set features Cliff Jordan’s first eight albums as leader or co-leader, recorded and released between 1957 and 1962 - the years generally accepted as the great man’s golden age. Containing a masterful array of unique and individualistic jazz music, and featuring some of the world’s finest musicians backing the maestro, the compilation works both as a fine introduction to Clifford Jordan’s extraordinary music and as the go-to collection for those ready conversant.
DISC 1
1. Status Quo 5:37 2. Bo-Till 5:57 3. Blue Lights 6:39 4. Billie's Bounce 9:35 5. Evil Eye 5:15
6. Everywhere 5:45 7. Not Guilty 11:44 8. St. John 8:17 9. Blue Shoes 9:39 10. Beyond The Blue Horizon 6:59 11. Ju-Ba 3:55
DISC 2
1. Cliff's Edge 6:33 2. Tenderly 7:05 3. Princess 6:19 4. Soft Talk 10:34 5. Blue Jay 7:08 6. Laconia 7:02 7. Soul-Lo Blues 8:29 8. Cliff Craft 6:26 9. Confirmation 7:31 10. Sophisticated Lady 6:44 11. Anthropology 7:05
DISC 3
1. Toy 4:26 2. Lush Life 5:16 3. Moon-A-Tic 4:41 4. Spellbound 5:54 5. Hot Water 5:06 6. Last Night When We Were Young 6:30 7. Au Privave 8:31 8. Cumberland Court 3:54 9. A Story Tale 4:53 10. You're Driving Me Crazy 5:40 11. Defiance 3:29 12. Prints 6:04 13. Hip Pockets 5:04 14. Falling In Love Is Wonderful 5:16 15. If I Didn't Care 5:17
DISC 4
1. Sunrise In Mexico 6:07 2. Extempore 5:20 3. Down Through The Years 4:49 4. Quittin' Time 4:05 5. One Flight Down 4:46 6. Windmill 3:57 7. Don't You Know I Care 5:00 8. Mosaic 5:00 9. Bearcat 5:02 10. Dear Old Chicago 5:32 11. How Deep Is The Ocean 5:03 12. The Middle Of The Block 5:09 13. You Better Leave It Alone 5:49 14. Malice Towards None 6:05 15. Out-House 5:33