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Taft Jordan

real name James Taft Jordan

United States · 1915-02-15 – 1981-12-01

Taft Jordan is credited on 815 releases across 272 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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815

Credits

272

Albums

8

Decades active

249

In collections

Biography

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American jazz trumpeter, born February 15, 1915 in Florence, South Carolina, died December 1, 1981 in New York.
Jordan was heavily influenced by Louis Armstrong.

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Credited work

815 releases · 272 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 1,078
  • Other credits · 32

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Roseland Ballroom · Hurricane Restaurant

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