| LC control no. | n 83231137 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jordan, Duke, 1922-2006 |
| Variant(s) | Jordan, Irving, 1922-2006 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Denmark |
| Birth date | 19220401 |
| Death date | 20060808 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Valby (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| Affiliation | Savoy Sultans Roy Eldridge Quintet Charlie Parker Quintet Clarke Monroe Sextet (Musical group) Danish Steeplechase label (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Pianists |
| Found in | Sjøgren, T. The discography of Duke Jordan, 1982: t.p. (Duke Jordan) p. 9 (Irving "Duke" Jordan, b. 1922 in New York) Grove music online, May 26, 2005: Jazz (Jordan, Duke (Irving Sidney); b. Apr. 1, 1922, New York; American pianist and composer) New York times WWW site, Aug. 14, 2006 (in obituary published Aug. 12: Duke Jordan; b. Irving Sidney Jordan, Apr. 1, 1922, New York; d. Tuesday [Aug. 8, 2006], Valby, Denmark, aged 84; pianist whose work with the saxophonist Charlie Parker endures in the jazz canon) African American National Biography, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jordan, Duke; Irving Sidney Jordan; jazz musician, pianist; born 01 April 1922 in New York, United States; member of Clarke Monroe Sextet (1941); worked with Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans and Roy Eldridge Big Band (1946); member of Charlie Parker Quintet (1947-1948); made his first record as a leader (1954); toured Scandinavia with Rolf Ericson (1956 and 1959); was out of music entirely (1967-1971); made a strong comeback (1970s), recorded more than 20 albums for Danish Steeplechase label (1973); toured Scandinavia and the Netherlands (1977 and 1978); permanently moved to Denmark, performed and recorded extensively (1978); died 08 August 2006 in Valby, Denmark) |
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