Clifford Jordan Quartet: Glass Bead Games (Japan Import) Vinyl 2LP type:Vinyl 2LP part of the Respect The

part of the Respect The Classics Reissue Series

Live on Red Barn Radio I & II is now available on a single LP for the first time

This all builds to the album's epically beautiful climax

reviewed by philip's seedy eye 04/2019

Clifford Jordan Quartet: Glass Bead Games (Japan Import) Vinyl 2LP type:Vinyl 2LP part of the Respect TheArguably the crown jewel New Yorks Strata East label, Clifford Jordans Glass Bead Games features some of the heaviest playing to ever be laid down to wax. Recorded in 1973, the album was the fifth part of the Strata East Dolphy Series. The lineup is brutally deep, with Billy Higgins on drums, Cedar Walton and Stanley Cowell on piano, and Bill Lee (Spikes father) and Sam Jones on violin bass. Jordans playing is brilliant throughout. He takes a page