Jordan Sandke is an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and fluegelhornist.

Biography

Sandke was born around 1946. His main area of musical interest is the swing era.Wilson, John S. (March 2, 1988

''The New York Times''. He and his brother,

Randy Sandke Jay Randall Sandke (born May 5, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz trumpeter and guitarist. While a student at Indiana University in 1968, he and Michael Brecker started a jazz-rock band (Mrs. Seamon's Sound Band) that performed at the Notre D ...

, played in the

Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra The Widespread Depression Orchestra was a nine-piece jazz ensemble founded in 1972 at Vermont's Marlboro College. Initially, the group played 1950s style R&B and early rock and roll with guitars, piano, sax, bass guitar, drums, and a vocalist, but ...

. His recording debut as sole leader was ''

Rhythm Is Our Business ''Rhythm Is Our Business'' is an album by trumpeter and cornetist Jordan Sandke, recorded in 1985. Recording and music ''Rhythm Is Our Business'' was recorded at ERAS Recording, New York City, on June 10 and 12, 1985.Fitzgerald, Michael (October ...

'', for

Stash Records Stash Records was an American independent jazz record label based in New York City that flourished from 1975 through the late 1990s. Its name was drawn from the subject of its first album, ''Reefer Songs'' (1976). Bernie Brightman ''(né'' Berna ...

in 1985.Fitzgerlad, Michael (October 2, 2011
"Jordan Sandke Leader Entry"
jazzdiscography.com. He played both trumpet and cornet on the album, which also featured Tad Shull (tenor sax),

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

(piano),

Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

(bass), and Charlie Braugham (drums).

Playing style

A 1988 reviewer commented that "Sandke, using both trumpet and fluegelhorn, is rich-toned and mellow at one moment or crisply biting at another." With the Widespread Depression Orchestra, he played "gloriously growling full-bodied

Cootie Williams Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter. Biography Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Yo ...

solos".Wilson, John S. (December 26, 1980) "Jazz: Depression Quintet". ''The New York Times''. p. C18.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

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'' ( Stash, 1985)

As sideman

With Widespread Depression Orchestra * ''Downtown Uproar'' ( Stash, 1979) * ''Boogie in the Barnyard'' (Stash, 1980) * ''Rockin' in Rhythm'' (Phontastic, 1980) * ''Time to Jump and Shout'' (Stash, 1981) With Widespread Jazz Orchestra * ''Swing Is the Thing'' ( Adelphi, 1982) * ''Paris Blues'' ( Columbia, 1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandke, Jordan Living people American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Widespread Depression Jazz Orchestra members