Spellbound (Clifford Jordan album)

Spellbound is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Spellbound
Studio album by Clifford Jordan
Released	1960
Recorded	August 10, 1960 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:55
Label	Riverside RLP 340
Producer	Cannonball Adderley
Clifford Jordan chronology
Cliff Craft (1957) Spellbound (1960) A Story Tale (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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, "At this point, Jordan did not quite have the distinctive sound that he would develop in his period with Charles Mingus, but he was already a strong hard bop stylist... It's an excellent straight-ahead outing"^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Clifford Jordan except as indicated

1. "Toy" - 4:25
2. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:15
3. "Moon-A-Tic" - 4:41
4. "Spellbound" - 5:54
5. "Hot Water" - 5:06
6. "Last Night When We Were Young" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:30
7. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 8:31

Personnel

• Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Spanky DeBrest - bass
• Albert Heath - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed November 7, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 800. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.