Hyde Park After Dark | ||||
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Studio album by Clifford Jordan Quartet | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | September 5, 1981 | |||
Studio | P.S. Studios, Chicago. | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:22 | |||
Label | Bee Hive Records BH 7014 | |||
Producer | Jim Neumann, Susan Neumann | |||
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Hyde Park After Dark is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in Chicago in 1981 together with Victor Sproles on bass, Wilbur Campbell on drums, Norman Simmons on piano, Cy Touff on bass trumpet, and Von Freeman on saxophone. [2] [3] The album is a tribute to the Chicago jazz scene and a reunion of important players from the 1950s. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hyde Park After Dark" | Clifford Jordan | 7:14 |
2. | "You're Blasé" | Ord Hamilton, Bruce Siever | 6:19 |
3. | "Lotus Blossom" | Kenny Dorham | 6:11 |
4. | "Sad Sam" | Norman Simmons | 6:51 |
5. | "I Waited for You" | Walter Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie | 5:31 |
6. | "I'm Glad There Is You" | Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira | 3:28 |
7. | "2° East, 3° West" | John Lewis | 6:48 |
Total length: | 45:22 |
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