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Taft Jordan (15 Feb 1915 - 01 Dec 1981)

Male Person - United States

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. The Moods of Taft Jordan 1959

Album - Compilation

  1. Mood Indigo 1999

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Chick Webb and His Orchestra trumpet
  2. Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra trumpet

Recordings by (23)

  1. When Your Lover Has Gone 1:38 (1959)
  2. Night Boat 5:04 (1959)
  3. My Man (Cha Cha) 3:07 (1959)
  4. Do Anything 2:43 (1959)
  5. September Song 3:17 (1959)
  6. It's the Talk of the Town 3:23 (1959)
  7. Smoky 4:56 (1959)
  8. Mariquita 3:48 (1959)
  9. Second Balcony Jump 3:57 (1959)
  10. I Didn't Know About You 3:53 (1997)
  11. Lost in Meditation 6:05 (1997)
  12. In a Sentimental Mood 4:08 (1999)
  13. Mood Indigo 6:20 (1999)
  14. Warm Valley 4:20 (1999)
  15. Sophisticated Lady 4:07 (1999)
  16. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 4:42 (1999)
  17. New Carnegie Blues 5:42 (1999)
  18. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 6:07 (1999)
  19. L'il Darlin' 6:37 (1999)
  20. Willow Weep for Me 7:12 (1999)
  21. Tenderly 4:59 (1999)
  22. Rockin' in Rhythm 4:14 (1999)
  23. Trumpet No End (Blue Skies) 2:30 (2000)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:55 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1933) trumpet
  2. Blue Minor 3:03 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Sep 1934) trumpet
  3. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:49 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Sep 1934) trumpet
  4. Rhythm Man 2:55 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  5. I Can’t Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants 2:58 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  6. Lonesome Moments 2:45 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  7. It’s Over Because We’re Through 3:15 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet, trumpet
  8. Stomping at the Savoy 3:10 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  9. When Dreams Come True 3:23 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  10. Get Together 3:03 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  11. If It Ain’t Love 3:00 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  12. Don’t Be That Way 2:35 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  13. Why Should I Beg for Love 3:07 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  14. Darktown Strutters Ball 2:51 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  15. Imagination 3:25 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  16. True 2:44 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  17. Lona 2:47 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934) trumpet
  18. I’ll Chase the Blues Away 2:34 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  19. Moonlight and Magnolias 2:52 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  20. Love and Kisses 3:19 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  21. Are You Here to Stay? 3:11 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  22. I May Be Wrong (but I Think You’re Wonderful) 3:06 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  23. Rhythm and Romance 3:05 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935) trumpet
  24. Organ Grinder’s Swing 2:52 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) trumpet
  25. Crying My Heart Out Over You 3:09 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  26. My Last Affair 2:42 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) trumpet
  27. Under the Spell of the Blues 3:05 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  28. I Got the Spring Fever Blues 3:02 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  29. All My Life 3:25 Willie Bryant and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  30. The Right Somebody to Love 3:14 Willie Bryant and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  31. Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance) 2:35 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  32. Blue Lou 3:03 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet, trumpet
  33. What a Shuffle 2:54 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet, trumpet
  34. The Darktown Strutters Ball 3:08 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) trumpet
  35. Shine 2:54 Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight (1936) trumpet
  36. Facts and Figures 2:35 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  37. Go Harlem 2:22 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  38. Devoting My Time to You 2:27 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  39. (If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It 3:00 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  40. Vote for Mister Rhythm 2:27 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  41. Swinging on the Reservation 3:07 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1936) trumpet
  42. When I Get Low I Get High 2:27 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Feb 1937) trumpet

Vocals

  1. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:55 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1933)
  2. On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:49 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (Sep 1934)
  3. I Can’t Dance, I Got Ants in My Pants 2:58 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934)
  4. It’s Over Because We’re Through 3:15 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934)
  5. Why Should I Beg for Love 3:07 Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra (1934)
  6. Rhythm Man 2:55 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1934)
  7. I May Be Wrong (but I Think You’re Wonderful) 3:06 Chick Webb and His Orchestra (1935)
  8. All My Life 3:25 Willie Bryant and His Orchestra (1936)

Credited as (6)

  1. Taft Jordan
  2. Taft Jordan feat. Chick Webb
  3. Arvell Shaw, Taft Jordan, Vic Dickenson
  4. Ella Fitzgerald With Taft Jordan
  5. Ella Fitzgerald with Taft Jordan
  6. Chick Webb and His Orchestra with Ella Fitzgerald and Taft Jordan

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93030470
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134420179
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no93030470
  4. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=81296
  5. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109773
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13895762h

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/309977

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000790235

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429813/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/88075842

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q962940