Originally released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, Blowing In From Chicago by Clifford Jordan and John Gilmore, both tenor saxophone players, isn't a well known jazz album and I don't run in any jazz circles so I'm not sure if it's a respected jewel of the genre, although it has been reissued as part of Blue Note's Rudy Van Gelder series. The band consists of Horace Silver on piano, Curly Russell on bass, and Art Blakey on drums in addition to the two sax players.
Jordan and Gilmore hailed from Chicago, hence the title. The midwest was a beacon of production of some very well known and respected horn players including Charlie Parker, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon and Miles Davis. Obviously not just anyone made it to the east, so these guys were in good company.
Bo-Till is a composition written by Clifford Jordan. The album contains a Parker tune as well as one by Horace Silver entitled Everywhere. Enjoy Bo-Till.
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