Taft Jordan

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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 (Results 301-325 of 386 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	85591	12/23/1953	If you don't, I know who will	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85592	12/23/1953	Melancholy me	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85593	12/23/1953	Somebody bad stole de wedding bell	Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85804	2/1/1954	Come rain or come shine	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85805	2/1/1954	Alla en el rancho grande	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85806	2/1/1954	What happened to the hair (on the head of the man I love)	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85807	2/1/1954	I wouldn't walk across the street	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85816	2/2/1954	Fernandez of the Andes	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	85817	2/2/1954	He's gone	Pearl Bailey	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86481	6/29/1954	Soft touch	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86482	6/29/1954	Block buster	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86483	6/29/1954	You can't stop love	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86484	6/29/1954	Saturday night function	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86652	8/13/1954	Skokiaan, part 1	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86653	8/13/1954	Skokiaan, part 2	Louis Armstrong	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86773	9/10/1954	Love me	The Billy Williams Quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86774	9/10/1954	He follows she	The Billy Williams Quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86775	9/10/1954	The honeydripper	The Billy Williams Quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86776	9/10/1954	Fools rush in	The Billy Williams Quartet	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86982	10/29/1954	[Unknown title(s)]	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86983	10/29/1954	Song from Desiree (We meet again)	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86984	10/29/1954	Tiger rag mambo	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	86985	10/29/1954	[Unknown title(s)]	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	87814	4/22/1955	Come and dance with me	Al Sears and his Rock 'n' Rollers	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	87815	4/22/1955	come a-runnin'	Al Sears and his Rock 'n' Rollers	instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 301-325 of 386 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jordan, Taft," accessed October 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109773.

Jordan, Taft. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109773.

"Jordan, Taft." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 October 2024.