Duke Jordan

US jazz bop pianist
Born April 01, 1922 in New York City, New York, died August 08, 2006 in Valby, Denmark
First major appearence as sideman for [a=Coleman Hawkins] in 1941. One of the bop pioneers he was a member of [a=Charlie Parker]'s classic quintet incl. also [a=Miles Davis] on the famous Dial sessions in the late 40's. In the early 50's he accompanied a.o. [a=Sonny Stitt] and [a=Stan Getz]. In 1978 he migrated and settled in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he was signed to the [l=Steeplechase] label for many years. 1952 to 1962 married to jazz vocalist [a=Sheila Jordan]. As a composer most famous for writing the bop standard "Jordu".