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Vinony's link graph records 278 inbound references to Taft Jordan, and connects out to New York City, Louisiana and Louis Armstrong.
It is catalogued under topics including 1915 births, 1981 deaths and 20th-century American male musicians.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1915
- Active to
- 1981
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,960
- Total plays
- 6,135
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Taft Jordan (February 15, 1915, Florence, South Carolina – December 1, 1981, New Orleans) was an American jazz trumpeter, heavily influenced by Louis Armstrong. Jordan played early in his career with the Washboard Rhythm Kings before joining Chick Webb's orchestra from 1933 to 1942, remaining there after Ella Fitzgerald became its frontwoman. Jordan and Bobby Stark traded duties as the main trumpet soloist in Webb's orchestra. From 1943 to 1947 he played with Duke Ellington <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jordan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- Black & Blue
- Image
- Taft Jordan, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946 (William P. Gottlieb).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1915-02-15
- date of death
- 1981-12-01
- influenced by
- Louis Armstrong
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- Commons category
- Taft Jordan
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