Taft Jordan

Taft Jordan

Taft Jordan (February 15, 1915 – December 1, 1981) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1915 (Florence), Died December 1, 1981 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 386 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	81603	9/21/1951	You can't run away from love	Dick (Dickie) Thompson	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81684	10/15/1951	Rumania-Rumania	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81685	10/15/1951	House party	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	81686	10/15/1951	On the trail	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82005	12/19/1951	Somebody stole my darling	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82006	12/19/1951	I know what it means to be lonesome	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82007	12/19/1951	Begin the beguine	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82008	12/19/1951	Believe it beloved	Connie Boswell	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82045	12/28/1951	8th Street association	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82046	12/28/1951	The birth of the blues	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82047	12/28/1951	Nothing, nothing baby	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82048	12/28/1951	I heard	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82132	1/16/1952	Am I to blame	Arthur Prysock	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82133	1/16/1952	I hear a rhapsody	Arthur Prysock	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82134	1/16/1952	Wheels of fortune	Arthur Prysock	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82135	1/16/1952	Till the stars fall in the ocean	Arthur Prysock	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82166	1/21/1952	on my way (Got my travelin' shoes)	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82167	1/21/1952	The blacksmith blues	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82168	1/21/1952	Any time	Sy Oliver Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82319	2/25/1952	A guy is a guy	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82320	2/25/1952	Nowhere guy	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82321	2/25/1952	Gee but I'm glad to know you love me	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82322	2/25/1952	Goody goody	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82401	3/5/1952	When you surrender	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	82402	3/5/1952	Alone with a memory	(Little) Jimmy Scott	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 251-275 of 386 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jordan, Taft," accessed August 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109773.

Jordan, Taft. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109773.

"Jordan, Taft." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 August 2024.