Three former Chicagoans--tenorman Clifford Jordan, altoman John Jenkins, and bassist Wilbur Ware--meet here with Philadelphia's Bobby Timmons and North Carolina's Dannie Richmond in the gathering place of the New York forum, circa 1960. The common ground is the material: Jordan's minor-key "Cliff's Edge"; Jenkins's subtly-shifting "Princess" and basic blues "Blue Jay"; Julian Priester's "Soft Talk" with its jamming atmosphere; and a soulful, thoughtful … MORE