| These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | February 1 & 17, 1965 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:13 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1444 | |||
| Producer | Donald Elfman | |||
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These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly is an album featuring jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing tunes associated with Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Overall, this project is an unexpected success -- one would not have thought that Clifford Jordan and Leadbelly had that much in common!" [2]
All compositions are Traditional except as indicated
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