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Duke Jordan

real name Irving Sidney Jordan

New York City, United States · 1922-04-01 – 2006-08-08

Duke Jordan is credited on 1,963 releases across 453 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,963

Credits

453

Albums

8

Decades active

138

In collections

Biography

US jazz bop pianist
Born April 01, 1922 in New York City, New York, died August 08, 2006 in Valby, Denmark
First major appearence as sideman for Coleman Hawkins in 1941. One of the bop pioneers he was a member of Charlie Parker's classic quintet incl. also Miles Davis on the famous Dial sessions in the late 40's. In the early 50's he accompanied a.o. Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz. In 1978 he migrated and settled in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he was signed to the Steeplechase label for many years. 1952 to 1962 married to jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan. As a composer most famous for writing the bop standard "Jordu".

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1,963 releases · 453 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,169
  • Other credits · 16

Studios: WOR Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Manhattan Towers · Sweet Silence Studios

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