The Highest Mountain

1975 studio album by Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle

The Highest Mountain

Studio album by

Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle

Released| 1975
Recorded| April 18, 1975
Studio| Trixi Ton Studio, Munich, West Germany
Genre| Jazz
Length| 43:50
Label| SteepleChase
SCS-1047
Producer| Nils Winther
Clifford Jordan chronology
| Firm Roots
(1975)  | The Highest Mountain
(1975)  | Remembering Me-Me
(1976)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [1]

The Highest Mountain is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in West Germany in 1975 and first released on the SteepleChase label.[2][3] The album should not be confused with the CD reissue of the Muse album Night of the Mark VII which also used the same title.[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated

1. "Bearcat" - 6:46
2. "Seven Minds" (Sam Jones) – 9:28
3. "Impressions of Scandinavia" – 4:48
4. "Scorpio" [alternate take] (Jones) – 3:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Firm Roots" [alternate take] (Cedar Walton) – 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "The House on Maple Street" (Walton) – 7:35
7. "Miss Morgan" (Jones) – 5:55
8. "The Highest Mountain" – 9:18

## Personnel

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* Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone; flute on "Miss Morgan"
* Cedar Walton – piano
* Sam Jones – bass
* Billy Higgins – drums

## References

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1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 801\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. ^ Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 10, 2014
3. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 10, 2014
4. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed April 10, 2014

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Clifford Jordan

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

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)

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)

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)

With
Lee
Morgan|

* Here's Lee Morgan (1960)
* Expoobident (1960)
* Take Twelve (1962)

With
Max
Roach|

* Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
* It's Time (1962)
* Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962)

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)

With
others|

* Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
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* 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)

* v
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Cedar Walton

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Cedar! (1967)
* Spectrum (1968)
* The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
* Soul Cycle (1969)
* Breakthrough! (1972)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
* Firm Roots (1974)
* Pit Inn (1974)
* Mobius (1975)
* Eastern Rebellion (1976)
* The Pentagon (1975)
* Beyond Mobius (1976)
* Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)
* First Set (1977)
* Second Set (1977)
* Third Set (1977)
* Animation (1978)
* Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)
* Soundscapes (1980)
* The Maestro (1981)
* Piano Solos (1981)
* Heart & Soul (1982)
* Among Friends (1982)
* The All American Trio (1983)
* Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)
* Cedar's Blues (1985)
* The Trio 1 (1985)
* The Trio 2 (1985)
* The Trio 3 (1985)
* Cedar Walton (1985)
* Bluesville Time (1985)
* Blues for Myself (1986)
* Cedar Walton Plays (1986)
* Duo (1990)
* Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)
* Manhattan Afternoon (1992)
* Composer (1996)
* Roots (1997)
* The Promise Land (2001)
* Latin Tinge (2002)
* Underground Memoirs (2005)
* Midnight Waltz (2005)
* One Flight Down (2006)
* Seasoned Wood (2008)
* Voices Deep Within (2009)
* The Bouncer (2011)

sideman
with
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Three Blind Mice (1961)
* Mosaic (1961)
* Buhaina's Delight (1961)
* Caravan (1962)
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* Free for All (1964)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* Buhaina (1973)
* Anthenagin (1973)

With
Art Farmer
(or where
stated),
Benny
Golson

The Jazztet|

* Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
* The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
* Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
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* The Summer Knows (1976)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
* Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)

With
Eddie Harris|

* Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)
* The In Sound (1965)
* Mean Greens (1966)
* The Tender Storm (1966)
* Excursions (1966)
* How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

With
Billy Higgins|

* Soweto (1979)
* The Soldier (1979)
* Once More (1980)
* Bridgework (1980–86)
* Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)

With
Milt Jackson|

* Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
* Born Free (1966)
* Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
* Goodbye (1972–73)
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Etta James|

* Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
* Time After Time (1995)
* 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
* Blue Gardenia (2000–1)

With
Clifford
Jordan|

* Spellbound (1960)
* Starting Time (1961)
* Bearcat (1962)
* These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
* Glass Bead Games (1973)
* Half Note (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)

With
Blue
Mitchell|

* The Cup Bearers (1962)
* Boss Horn (1966)
* Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
* Summer Soft (1977)

With
Houston
Person|

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* Trust in Me (1967)
* Blue Odyssey (1968)
* Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
* The Big Horn (1976)
* Very Personal (1980)
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others|

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* The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)
* Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)
* Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)
* Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
* Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)
* Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)
* The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)
* Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)
* It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)
* Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
* Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
* Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
* The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
* Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
* Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
* The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
* Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
* Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)
* Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
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* J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
* Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)
* Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
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* Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
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* Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)
* From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)
* Sonny Red (1971)
* Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)
* For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
* Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
* Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969)
* Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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