Hal Leonard, one of the biggest book and sheet music publishers, has included Jordan Officer in Scott Yanow’s publication The Great Jazz Guitarists, The Ultimate Guide In fact some people consider Jordan as a guitar virtuoso, also gifted with a fine sensitivity and a subtle elegance The album gathers nine songs coming from different musicians which, over the years, have had a deep impact in Jordan’s music The song Blue Skies that opens and gives title to the album, was written by Tom Waits and is one of the first songs Jordan learned to play on guitar Other composers who can be found in the album are Phil Spector, Bob Dylan, Fats Domino, Leroy Carr, Big Joe Turner, Louis Armstrong or Arthur Alexander As experienced listeners will notice, the album gathers a wide range of styles and trends which, in Jordan’s vocals and guitar, get a new life and own personality All tracks are performed on a restrained way full of a fine good taste