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Jordan, Taft, 1914-1981

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Personal name headingJordan, Taft, 1914-1981
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Variant(s)Jordan, James Taft, 1914-1981
LocatedFlorence (S.C.) New York (N.Y.)
Birth date1914-02-15
Death date1981-12-01
Place of birthFlorence (S.C.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Profession or occupationTrumpet players Singers Jazz musicians
Found inSampson, E. Blue minor [SR] 1934: label (Taft Jordan, vocal)
New Grove dict. of jazz (Jordan, (James) Taft; b. 2/15/15, Florence, SC; d. 12/1/81, New York; trumpeter and singer)
Grove music online, June 4, 2018 (Jordan, (James) Taft; born February 15, 1914 or 1915, Florence, South Carolina, died December 1, 1981, New York; trumpeter and singer; his application for social security gives his year of birth as 1914, rather than 1915, which has been published in other sources)
Social Security death index, June 4, 2018 (James Jordan; born February 15, 1914, died December 1981; last known residence: New York)
Franklin, Benjamin. An encyclopedia of South Carolina jazz and blues musicians, 2016 (Jordan, (James) Taft; born probably February 15, 1914, South Carolina, probably Florence, died December 1, 1981, New York, New York; South Carolina residence: probably Florence (probably 1914-no later than 1920); trumpet, singer)