Royal Ballads is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan's Quartet which was recorded in late 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2]

Royal Ballads
Studio album by Clifford Jordan Quartet
Released	1987
Recorded	December 23, 1986
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:08
Label	Criss Cross Jazz 1025
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Clifford Jordan chronology
The Rotterdam Session (1985) Royal Ballads (1987) Live at Ethell's (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden stated "Clifford Jordan was still an important tenor saxophonist during the years prior to his death in 1993, though his final recording for Criss Cross is one of his lesser known dates... Any fan of Clifford Jordan will want to seek out this release"[3]

Track listing

1. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 7:53
2. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:55
3. "Royal Blues" (Clifford Jordan) - 8:19
4. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 8:18
5. "Armando" (Vernel Fournier) - 8:06
6. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 6:56
7. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 3:51 Bonus track on CD
8. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:24 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Kevin O'Connell - piano
• Ed Howard - bass
• Vernel Fournier - drums

References