This four CD set features Cliff Jordan''s first eight albums as leader or co-leader, recorded and released between 1957 and 1962 the years generally accepted as the great man''s golden age. Containing a masterful array of unique and individualistic jazz music, and featuring some of the world''s finest musicians backing the maestro, the compilation works both as a fine introduction to Clifford Jordan''s extraordinary music and as the go-to collection for those ready conversant.