Kidd Jordan (05 May 1935 - 07 Apr 2023)

Male Person - United States

Releases (2)

Official

Album

  1. On Fire 2011
  2. On Fire 2 26 Oct 2012

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Dopolarians original, tenor saxophone
  2. ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet original, eponymous, tenor saxophone
  3. The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet
  4. Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra tenor saxophone

Children

  1. Kent Jordan
  2. Marlon Jordan

Recordings by (9)

  1. River Niger 4:59 (1997)
  2. Officer, That Big Knife Cuts My Sax Reeds 13:55 (2011)
  3. The Evil Eye 17:03 (2011)
  4. We Are All Indebted to Each Other 13:52 (2011)
  5. Harrison Carries Out the Coffin 5:18 (2011)
  6. Speaking in Tongues 28:26 (26 Oct 2012)
  7. Waves of Birds 5:47 (26 Oct 2012)
  8. Coming Down Blue 21:02 (26 Oct 2012)
  9. [interview] 2:14 (2015)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Run Away 5:21 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  2. Nioka 3:20 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  3. River Niger 5:03 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  4. For Macho 9:56 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  5. Paper Works 7:53 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  6. To Be There: In Memory of Duke Ellington 15:52 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  7. Song for Mama 2:55 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  8. Sub-Jump 9:47 Hamiet Bluiett (1984) contrabass clarinet
  9. Oh Heavenly Salvation 2:35 Mark Bingham with Johnny Adams and Aaron Neville (1985) contrabass clarinet
  10. Endgame 3:50 R.E.M. (08 Mar 1991) guest, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
  11. Radio Song 4:15 R.E.M. (08 Mar 1991) guest, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  12. Low 4:56 R.E.M. (08 Mar 1991) guest, bass clarinet
  13. Near Wild Heaven 3:19 R.E.M. (08 Mar 1991) guest, baritone saxophone
  14. Hear With You ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  15. Soul Mates ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  16. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Three ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  17. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Four ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  18. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Seven ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  19. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Two ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  20. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Five ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  21. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Six ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  22. Fournier ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  23. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part One ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  24. Meeting Place ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  25. Going With You ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) tenor saxophone
  26. 10:00 10:00 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  27. 11:55 11:55 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  28. 10:01 10:01 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  29. 15:44 15:41 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  30. 17:26 17:26 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  31. 17:51 17:51 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  32. 17:17 17:17 Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker (2000) tenor saxophone
  33. Dream Palace 32:49 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001) tenor saxophone
  34. Decateur Street 28:10 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001) tenor saxophone
  35. Ole Miss Lovesong 11:56 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001) tenor saxophone
  36. Emancipation Suite #1, Part V: Liberation 16:48 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  37. Emancipation Suite #1: Coda 6:16 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  38. Emancipation Suite #1, Part I: To Free From Bondage 10:36 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  39. Emancipation Suite #1, Part IV: Independence 8:59 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  40. Emancipation Suite #1, Part III: Freedom 7:12 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  41. Emancipation Suite #1, Part II: Deliverance 6:52 Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker (2002) tenor saxophone
  42. Spirits Came In (live) 4:12 Kidd Jordan / Fred Anderson Quartet (20 May 2003) alto saxophone
  43. HR57 III 31:14 Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra (2003) tenor saxophone
  44. Amplitude I 4:50 Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra (2003) tenor saxophone
  45. HR57 I 23:48 Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra (2003) tenor saxophone
  46. IV 11:16 Allen / Drake / Jordan / Parker / Silva (2003) tenor saxophone
  47. Amplitude IV 15:41 Alan Silva and The Celestrial Communication Orchestra (2003) tenor saxophone

Produced

  1. Decateur Street 28:10 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001)
  2. Ole Miss Lovesong 11:56 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001)
  3. Dream Palace 32:49 ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quartet (2001)

Credited as (16)

  1. Kidd Jordan / Fred Anderson Quartet
  2. Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker
  3. Joel Futterman/Kidd Jordan Trio
  4. Kidd Jordan, Alvin Fielder, Peter Kowald
  5. Allen / Drake / Jordan / Parker / Silva
  6. William Parker Orchestra w/special guest Kidd Jordan
  7. Kidd Jordan
  8. Fred Anderson, Jeff Parker, Kidd Jordan, Harrison Bankhead, Chad Taylor
  9. Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker
  10. Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake
  11. Alan Silva / Kidd Jordan / William Parker
  12. Joel Futterman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Alvin Fielder
  13. Borah Bergman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Michael Wimberly
  14. Kidd Jordan - William Parker
  15. Edward ‘Kidd’ Jordan • Joel Futterman • William Parker • Hamid Drake
  16. Andrew Cyrille / Kidd Jordan / William Parker

Works (56)

Composed

  1. Kidd Jordan's Second Line
  2. Spntaneous Creation at the Guelph Jazz Festival 2011
  3. A Tribute to Alvin Fielder
  4. Emancipation Suite #1, Part I: To Free From Bondage
  5. Emancipation Suite #1, Part II: Deliverance
  6. Emancipation Suite #1, Part III: Freedom
  7. Emancipation Suite #1, Part IV: Independence
  8. Emancipation Suite #1, Part V: Liberation
  9. Emancipation Suite #1: Coda
  10. The River Niger
  11. Decateur Street
  12. Dream Palace
  13. I
  14. II
  15. III
  16. IV
  17. V
  18. VI
  19. Ole Miss Lovesong
  20. Peppermint Falls
  21. Forever
  22. Living Peace
  23. Unity Call
  24. So Often
  25. Resolution
  26. Last of the Chicken Wings
  27. 17:26
  28. 11:55
  29. 15:44
  30. 10:01
  31. 10:00
  32. 17:17
  33. 17:51
  34. Duet 1
  35. Duet 2
  36. Duet 3
  37. Duet 4
  38. Duet 5
  39. Duet 6
  40. Duet 7
  41. Duet 8
  42. Duet 9
  43. Duet 10
  44. Duet 11
  45. Duet 12
  46. Duet 13
  47. Duet 14
  48. Duet 15
  49. Duet 16
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Published

  1. Spntaneous Creation at the Guelph Jazz Festival 2011
All Works Results >>

Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. The Fourth Annual Vision Festival, Saturday May 29 time
  2. The 6th Annual Vision Festival, Day 5: Rev. Frank Wright Memorial Day time

Tribute Events

  1. Vision Festival XIII

Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007069680
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2007069680
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/kidd_jordan
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb141912921

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/479474

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/403095

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/34237108

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1591257

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.mindspring.com/~scala/kjordan.htm