''Hyde Park After Dark'' is an album by saxophonist

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

which was recorded in Chicago in 1981 together with

Victor Sproles Victor Sproles (November 18, 1927 in Chicago – May 13, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. Sproles worked in the 1950s with Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan and appears on the Sun Ra recordings '' Super-Sonic Jazz'', '' Sound of Joy'' and '' Deep ...

on bass, Wilbur Campbell on drums,

Norman Simmons Norman Simmons (1915–2004) was a DNA research pioneer."Obituaries". ''Harvard Dental Bulletin'' 10(4): 28. Fall 2004-Winter 2005. Simmons worked with Elkan Blout on proteins and polypeptides and was also recognized for isolating a structural ...

on piano,

Cy Touff Cyril James Touff (March 4, 1927 in Chicago – January 24, 2003 in Evanston, Illinois) was a jazz bass trumpeter. He was one of the few jazz musicians known as a bass trumpeter. He was also associated with West coast jazz although he spent most o ...

on bass trumpet, and

Von Freeman Earle Lavon "Von" Freeman Sr. (October 3, 1923 – August 11, 2012) was an American hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Freeman as a young child was exposed to jazz. His father, George, a city policeman, was a c ...

on saxophone. The album is a tribute to the Chicago jazz scene and a reunion of important players from the 1950s.

Track listing

Personnel

Band *Victor Sproles – bass *Wilbur Campbell – drums *Norman Simmons – piano *Cy Touff – bass trumpet *Von Freeman – tenor saxophone *Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone Production *Malcolm Addey – engineer *Hank Hechtman – cover *Norman Simmons – arranging *Dick Sorensen – layout *Chris Erbach – photography *Jim Neumann – producer *Susan Neumann – producer *Paul Serrano – recording

References

{{Authority control Clifford Jordan albums 1984 albums Bee Hive Records albums