Jordan, Clifford

LC control no.	n 81095916
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Jordan, Clifford *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Jordan, Cliff
See also	Corporate body: Charles Mingus Sextet *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1931-09-02
Death date	1993-03-27
Place of birth	Chicago (Ill.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	Horace Silver Quintet Charles Mingus Sextet
Profession or occupation	Jazz musicians Saxophonists
Found in	Blowin' sessions [SR] p1975. Jordan, C. Blowing in from Chicago [SR] p1994: label (Cliff Jordan, tenor saxophone) Washington Post, 03-31-93 (Clifford Jordan, band leader, 61, d. Mar. 27, 1993, New York) New Grove dict. of jazz, 1994: p. 636 (Jordan, Clifford (Laconia, Jr.); b. Sept. 2, 1931, Chicago; tenor saxophonist) p. xxxi (d. Mar. 27, 1993, New York) African American National Biography, accessed June 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jordan, Clifford; jazz musician, saxophonist; born 02 September 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; heard on the tenor battle album with John Gilmore, Blowing In from Chicago (1957); toured with Max Roach as replacement for Sonny Rollins and became a member of the Horace Silver Quintet; signed with the Blue Note label and began recording as a leader; played with trombonist J. J. Johnson's band (1959-1960); co-led a quintet with trumpeter Kenny Dorham (1961-1962); headed a group that had Andrew Hill as its pianist; part of the classic Charles Mingus Sextet that toured Europe (1964); key associations were pianist Cedar Walton's Eastern Rebellion, the Magic Triangle, pianist Barry Harris, and flugelhornist Art Farmer (1970's-1980's); led a big band at Condon's in New York and recorded Down Through the Years (1991); recorded a tribute to Lead Belly in These Are My Roots; died 27 March 1993 in New York, New York, United States)
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