Two Tenor Winner is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan's Quintet with Junior Cook which was recorded in the Netherlands in 1984 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2]

Two Tenor Winner
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedOctober 1, 1984
Studio 44, Monster, Holland
GenreJazz
Length49:29
LabelCriss Cross Jazz
1011
ProducerGerry Teekens
Clifford Jordan chronology
Dr. Chicago
(1984)
Two Tenor Winner
(1984)
The Rotterdam Session
(1985)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it "High-quality hard bop with a bit of competitiveness resulting in some fiery moments"[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Half and Half" (Charles Davis) - 9:46
  2. "Song of Her" (Cecil McBee) - 5:05
  3. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 9:56
  4. "The Water Bearer" (Kirk Lightsey) - 8:05
  5. "Make the Man Love Me" (Dorothy Fields, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:10
  6. "Two Tenor Winner" (Charles Mims, Jr.) - 7:21
  7. "Doug's Prelude" (Clifford Jordan) - 2:43

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Clifford Jordan discography accessed April 11, 2014
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Clifford Jordan leader entry, accessed April 11, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Clifford Jordan Quartet with Junior Cook – Two Tenor Winner: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 802. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.