''The Highest Mountain'' 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 West Germany in 1975 and first released on the SteepleChase label. The album should not be confused with the CD reissue of the Muse album ''
Night of the Mark VII
''Night of the Mark VII'' is a live album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1975 and first released on the Muse label.Allmusic Review accessed April 10, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated''
# "Bearcat" - 6:46
# " Seven Minds" (Sam Jones) – 9:28
# "Impressions of Scandinavia" – 4:48
# "Scorpio" lternate take(Jones) – 3:45 Bonus track on CD reissue
# "Firm Roots" lternate take(Cedar Walton) – 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
# "The House on Maple Street" (Walton) – 7:35
# "Miss Morgan" (Jones) – 5:55
# "The Highest Mountain" – 9:18
Personnel
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 keybo ...
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, ...