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These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly

These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly is an album featuring jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing tunes associated with Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly
Studio album by
Clifford Jordan
Released1965
RecordedFebruary 1 & 17, 1965
New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:13
LabelAtlantic
SD 1444
ProducerDonald Elfman
Clifford Jordan chronology
Bearcat
(1962) 		These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly
(1965) 		Soul Fountain
(1966)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Overall, this project is an unexpected success -- one would not have thought that Clifford Jordan and Leadbelly had that much in common!"[2]

Track listing

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All compositions are Traditional except as indicated

  1. "Dick's Holler" – 4:53
  2. "Silver City Bound" – 2:41
  3. "Take This Hammer" – 4:18
  4. "Black Betty" – 2:59
  5. "The Highest Mountain" (Clifford Jordan) – 4:17
  6. "Goodnight Irene" (Huddie Ledbetter) – 4:29
  7. "De Gray Goose" – 3:38
  8. "Black Girl" – 4:22
  9. "Jolly O' the Ransom" – 2:22
  10. "Yellow Gal" – 4:27

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 8, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 8, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 801. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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