Clifford Jordan

tenor saxophone · 1931–1993 · Chicago

Tenor saxophonist and composer from Chicago, based in New York from 1957. He played with Art Farmer, Horace Silver, Max Roach and Kenny Dorham, and toured in Europe and Africa.

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Styles

• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Extempore (1961)
• Mosaic (1961)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Jan 6, 2026: Clifford Jordan Big Band at Condon's (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• Source

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