Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American

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Biography

Jordan was born in New York and raised in

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where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

's quintet during 1947–48, which also featured

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. He participated in Parker's Dial sessions in late 1947 that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise", and the ballad " Embraceable You". These performances are featured on '' Charlie Parker on Dial''. Jordan had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards, although for a period in the mid-1960s he drove a taxi in New York. After periods accompanying

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and

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, he performed and recorded in the trio format. His composition, "

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", became a jazz standard when trumpeter

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adopted it into his repertoire. Beginning in 1978, he lived in

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, Denmark, having recorded an extensive sequence of albums for the

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label; his first record date for the company was in 1973. He was reported not to have changed his style over the course of his career. From 1952 to 1962, he was married to the jazz singer

Sheila Jordan Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pione ...

. Their union produced a daughter, Tracey J. Jordan. He died in Valby, Copenhagen.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

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As sideman

With

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* ''Blues Up and Down, Vol. 1'' (Prestige PR 7823) * ''

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* ''It's Time for Ernestine'' (Metronome (Swd)) With

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

* '' No Problem'' (SteepleChase, 1979) With Paul Bascomb * ''Bad Bascomb'' (Delmark DL 431) With Eddie Bert * ''Eddie Bert'' (Discovery DL 3024) * ''Eddie Bert Quintet'' (Discovery DL 3020) With

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* '' Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960'' (Fontana, 1959 – Original Soundtrack with

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Life Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He bega ...

) With Tina Brooks * '' True Blue'' (Blue Note, 1960, BLP 4041, CDP 7243 8 28975-2) With

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* '' Blue Lights'' Two volumes, (Blue Note 1958, BLP 1596 and BLP 1597) * '' Swingin''' (Blue Note, 1956 el. 1980 With Joe Carroll * ''Joe Carroll'' (Charlie Parker CP 201) With Teddy Edwards * '' The Inimitable Teddy Edwards'' (Xanadu 134) With

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* ''Rolf Ericson and his American All Stars'' (Metronome (Swd) JMLP 2–105, EmArcy MG 36106) With

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* ''

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* ''Duke Ellington 25th Anniversary Concert'' (FDC (It) 1005) * ''Getz Age'' (Roost RLP 2258) * ''Hooray for Stan Getz'' (Session Disc 108) * ''Move!'' (Natasha Imports 4005) * ''Sweetie Pie'' (Philology (It) W 40-2) * '' The Complete Roost Recordings'' (Roost CDP 7243 8 59622-2) * '' Stan Getz Plays'' (Norgran, 1952) * ''Stan Getz Quartet'' (Queen Disc (It) Q 013) * ''Live at Carnegie Hall'' (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD 1003) * ''Live at the Hi-Hat 1953, Vol. 1'' (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD 1014) * ''Live at the Hi-Hat 1953, Vol. 2'' (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSCD 1015) * ''That Top Tenor Technician Stan Getz'' (Alto AL 704) With Gigi Gryce * '' Doin' the Gigi'' (Uptown, 2011) With

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* ''

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* ''Holiday for Jazz'' (Decca DL 8487) With Howard McGhee * ''

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'' (Bethlehem BCP 42) With Charles McPherson * '' Beautiful!'' (Xanadu 115) With

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* ''Miles of Genius'' (Charlie Parker PLP 804) With Sam Most * ''Mostly Flute'' (Xanadu 133) With

* ''

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'', '' Charlie Parker on Dial'' (Jazz Classics, Spotlite) With

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* '' Patterns of Jazz'' (Savoy, 1956) * '' Bird Gets The Worm'' (Muse, 1976) * ''Shaw 'Nuff'' (Charlie Parker PLP 506) * ''The Connection'' (Charlie Parker PLP 806) * ''Cecil Payne Performing Charlie Parker Music'' (Charlie Parker PLP 801) * ''Cecil Payne Quartet and Quintet'' (Signal S 1203) With Oscar Pettiford * '' Oscar Pettiford'' (Bethlehem, 1954) With Doug Raney * '' Introducing Doug Raney'' (SteepleChase, 1977) With Dizzy Reece * '' Comin' On!'' (Blue Note, 1960 999 With Louis Smith * '' Here Comes Louis Smith'' (Blue Note BLP 1584) With

* '' Stitt's Bits'' (Prestige 1958 950 PRLP 7133) * ''

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'' (Atlantic 1963

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SD 1395) * '' The Champ'' (Muse 1974 973 MR 5023) With

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* ''Live at the Wichita Jazz Festival'' (Vanguard 1974, VSD 79355) With Doug Watkins * ''Watkins at Large'' (Transition TRLP 20) With Julius Watkins * '' Julius Watkins Sextet'' (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 95749-2) With

* ''Barney'' (RCA (F) 430053) * ''Un Temoin dans la Ville'' (Fontana (F) 660 226-MR) With Teddy Williams * ''Touch of the Blues'' c/w ''Dumb Woman Blues'' (Prestige 715) With The Birdlanders * ''The Birdlanders, Vol. 1'' (Period SPL 1211) * ''The Birdlanders, Vol. 2'' (Period SPL 1212) * ''The Birdlanders, Vol. 3'' (Period SPL 1213) Various * Various Artists '' Birds Night: A Night at the Five Spot'' (Signal S 1204) Savoy (1958) (Savoy Jazz 2 LPs Celebration of Music of Charlie Parker) * Various Artists ''International Jam Sessions'' (Xanadu 122) * Various Artists ''Lestorian Mode'' (Savoy MG 12105) * Various Artists ''The Piano Players'' (Xanadu 171) * Various Artists ''Birdology vols. 1&2'' (Birdology, Verve 1990 CDs)

References

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