Duke Jordan

Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan ( born April 1, 1922 in New York City; † August 8, 2006 ) was an American jazz pianist.

After eight years of piano lessons ( 1930-1938 ) began his professional career in 1941 in the band of Coleman Hawkins. In 1946 he played with Roy Eldridge and Teddy Walters. Jordan is best known for 1947-1948 as a regular member of Charlie Parker Quintet ( Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol 1, Bird on 52nd St. (1948) and at the Jazz at the Philharmonic tour ). Then he accompanied a while Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz and played with Roy Eldridge and Oscar Pettiford. His solo career started in the mid 1950s with albums for the jazz label Savoy signal and how Do it Yourself jazz and LP Duke Jordan Trio & Quintet with Cecil Payne, Eddie Bert, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. At this time he also composed the jazz standard " Jordu ." From 1952 to 1962 he was married to the jazz singer Sheila Jordan.

After he had his own trio in New York City, he went in 1959 to Paris, where he co-wrote with Thelonious Monk soundtrack for the movie Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses ). In the 1960s, he returned to New York. From 1973, he began an extensive series of albums for Steeplechase Records record. Since 1978 he has been resident in Copenhagen.