Duke Jordan
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American jazz pianist (1922–2006)
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Irving Sidney Jordan (born April 1st, 1922 in New York City – August 8th, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. An imaginative and gifted pianist, he was also a regular member of Charlie Parker's so-called "classic quintet" (1947-1948), featuring Miles Davis. For example he participated in the Parker Dial Session that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise", and the beautiful ballad "Embraceable You". He had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards <a href="https://www.last
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jordan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Spouse
- Sheila Jordan
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Blue Note
- Image
- (Portrait of Charlie Parker, Tommy Potter, Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, and Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1947) (LOC) (4843140781).jpg
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- date of death
- 2006-08-08
- date of birth
- 1922-04-01
- birth name
- Irving Sidney Jordan
- name in native language
- Duke Jordan
- place of burial
- Vestre Cemetery
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