1978 studio album by Clifford Jordan
| Inward Fire |
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| Released | 1978 |
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| Recorded | April 5, 1977 CI Recording Studios, NYC |
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Length | 44:06 |
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| Label | Muse MR 5128 |
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| Producer | Franklin Fuentes and Charles Thomas |
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Remembering Me-Me (1976)
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Inward Fire (1978)
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The Adventurer (1978)
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Inward Fire is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in New York City in 1977 and released on the Muse label.[1][2]
Reception
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Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |     [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |     [4] |
The Allmusic site rated the album with 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
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All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated
- "Inward Fire" - 6:40
- "Abracadabra" - 6:41
- "The Look" (Dizzy Reece) - 8:12
- "Toy" - 6:08
- "Buddy Bolden's Call" - 7:00
- "Eat at Joe's" (Reece) - 9:25
Personnel
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- Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone, flute
- Dizzy Reece - trumpet
- Howard Johnson - tuba
- Pat Patrick - tenor saxophone, flute
- Muhal Richard Abrams - piano
- Jimmy Ponder - guitar
- Richard Davis - bass
- Louis Hayes, Grover Everette - drums
- Azzedine Weston - congas
- Donna Jewel Jordan (track 2), Joe Lee Wilson (track 5) - vocals
References
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Clifford Jordan |
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader or co-leader |
- Blowing in from Chicago (1957)
- Cliff Jordan (1957)
- Jenkins, Jordan and Timmons (1957)
- Cliff Craft (1957)
- Spellbound (1960)
- A Story Tale (1961)
- Starting Time (1961)
- Bearcat (1962)
- These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
- Soul Fountain (1966)
- In the World (1969)
- Glass Bead Games (1973)
- Half Note (1974)
- Drink Plenty Water (1974)
- Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)
- On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
- On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
- On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
- Firm Roots (1975)
- The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
- Remembering Me-Me (1976)
- Inward Fire (1977)
- The Adventurer (1978)
- Hello, Hank Jones (1978)
- Hyde Park After Dark (1981)
- Repetition (1984)
- Dr. Chicago (1984)
- Two Tenor Winner (1984)
- The Rotterdam Session (1985)
- Royal Ballads (1986)
- Live at Ethell's (1987)
- Masters from Different Worlds (1989)
- Four Play (1990)
- The Mellow Side of Clifford Jordan (1989–91)
- Play What You Feel (1990)
- Down Through the Years (1991)
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With Art Farmer |
- Mirage (1982)
- You Make Me Smile (1984)
- Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1987)
- Blame It on My Youth (1988)
- Ph.D. (1989)
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With Charles Mingus |
- Cornell 1964 (March 1964)
- Town Hall Concert (April 1964)
- Astral Weeks (April 1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume I (April 1964)
- Mingus in Europe Volume II (April 1964)
- Right Now: Live at the Jazz Workshop (June 1964)
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With Lee Morgan |
- Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
- Expoobident (1960)
- Take Twelve (1962)
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With Max Roach |
- Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
- It's Time (1962)
- Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962)
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With Cedar Walton |
- Spectrum (1968)
- The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
- A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
- A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
- The Pentagon (1976)
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With others |
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957)
- Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Richard Davis, 1972)
- Dealin' (Richard Davis, 1973)
- Iron Man (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963)
- To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie, 1992)
- Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
- Luminous (John Hicks and Elise Wood, 1985)
- Shades (Andrew Hill, 1986)
- J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1961)
- Con Alma! (Charles McPherson, 1965)
- Any Old Time (Carmen McRae, 1986)
- Carmen Sings Monk (Carmen McRae, 1988)
- Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988)
- Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988)
- Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
- Manhattan Project (Dizzy Reece, 1976)
- The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Sahib Shihab, 1957)
- Further Explorations (Horace Silver, 1958)
- Music Inc. (Charles Tolliver, 1970)
- What It Is (Mal Waldron, 1981)
- Money in the Pocket (Joe Zawinul, 1967)
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Dizzy Reece |
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. |
As leader or co-leader |
- Blues in Trinity (1958)
- Star Bright (1959)
- Comin' On! (1960)
- Soundin' Off (1960)
- Asia Minor (1962)
- From In to Out (1970)
- Blowin' Away (with Ted Curson, 1978)
- Manhattan Project (1978)
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With others |
- Suite Sixteen (Victor Feldman, 1955)
- The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (1968)
- A Day in Copenhagen (Dexter Gordon, 1969)
- Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969)
- Round Midnight (Philly Joe Jones, 1969)
- Inward Fire (Clifford Jordan, 1977)
- Play What You Feel (Clifford Jordan, 1990)
- Down Through the Years (Clifford Jordan, 1991)
- Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan, 1960)
- The Flip (Hank Mobley, 1969)
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