Taft Jordan

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
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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