Duke Jordan
Duke Jordan
Latest Release
- Sketching for Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- June 2025
- • 21 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | No. 7 Take 2 (Prince Marlboro) | ||
| 2 | No. 7 Take 1 (Prince Marlboro) | ||
| 3 | No. 6 Take 1 (Danish Pastry) | ||
| 4 | No. 5 Take 2 (Midnight Moonlight) | ||
| 5 | No. 5 Take 1 (Midnight Moonlight) |
Albums
Feb 2022 • 8 songs
Apr 2019 • 11 songs
Mar 2016 • 7 songs
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Biography
Although he had a long career, Duke Jordan will always be best known for being pianist with Charlie Parker's classic 1947 quintet. A little earlier, he worked with the Savoy Sultans, Coleman Hawkins, and the Roy Eldridge big band (1946). After his year with Parker (his piano introductions to such songs as "Embraceable You" were classic), Jordan worked with the Sonny Stitt/Gene Ammons quintet (1950-1951) and Stan Getz (1949 and 1952-1953). He started recording as a leader in 1954, debuting his most famous composition, "Jor-Du," the following year. Although he worked steadily du...