''On Stage Vol. 3'' is a

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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 Holland in 1975 and first released on the

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label in 1979.Clifford Jordan discography
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Reception

In his review on

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, Scott Yanow notes that "This final installment of a 1975 concert in Amsterdam finds tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan in fine form... Like the previous two volumes, this one is also recommended"

Track listing

''All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated'' # "Seven Minds" (Sam Jones) - 13:19 # "Shoulders" - 6:42 # " St. Thomas" (

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) - 14:32 # "Bleecker Street Theme" - 5:20

Personnel

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Sam Jones -

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Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...

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References

{{Cedar Walton Clifford Jordan live albums 1979 live albums SteepleChase Records live albums