Inward Fire

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Inward Fire
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedApril 5, 1977
CI Recording Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length44:06
Label Muse
MR 5128
Producer Franklin Fuentes and Charles Thomas
Clifford Jordan chronology
Remembering Me-Me
(1976)
Inward Fire
(1978)
The Adventurer
(1978)

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]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic site rated the album with 4 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated

  1. "Inward Fire" - 6:40
  2. "Abracadabra" - 6:41
  3. "The Look" (Dizzy Reece) - 8:12
  4. "Toy" - 6:08
  5. "Buddy Bolden's Call" - 7:00
  6. "Eat at Joe's" (Reece) - 9:25

Personnel

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References

  1. Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 11, 2014
  2. Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 11, 2014
  3. 1 2 Clifford Jordan – Inward Fire at AllMusic . Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 115. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.