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Taft Jordan

Born: Feb 15, 1915 in Florence, SC

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Died: Dec 1, 1981 in New York, NY

Genre: Blues

Styles: Swing, Classic Jazz, New Orleans Jazz

Biography: A fine trumpeter, Taft Jordan was known early in his career (when he joined Chick Webb) as a Louis Armstrong sound-alike both on trumpet and vocals. In fact, his recording of "On the Sunny Side of the Street" was so close to Armstrong's live show that when Armstrong got around to documenting it the following ...Read full biography

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Mood Indigo

Released: 1961

Label: Fantasy Inc.

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Taft Jordan is someone who should have done a lot more recording as a leader, but regrettably, the swing trumpeter recorded only a handful of albums. One of them was 1961's Mood Indigo, a tribute to Duke ...Read full review

Taft Jordan Plays Duke Ellington

Released: 1961

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