Steve Jordan (musician, 1919)
Stephen Philip "Steve" Jordan (born January 15, 1919 in New York City , † September 13, 1993 ) was an American jazz guitarist of swing and mainstream jazz .
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Jordan studied with Allan Reuss and was in Will Bradley's orchestra from 1939 to 1941 , with Artie Shaw in 1941/42 , with Teddy Powell in 1952 , served in the US Navy during World War II and played with Bob Chester , Freddie Slack , the after the war Casa Loma Orchestra (from 1945), Stan Kenton (1948), Jimmy Dorsey and Boyd Raeburn (1949). 1950 to 1952 he was a studio musician with NBC and 1953 to 1956 with Benny Goodman . After that he temporarily gave up music and worked as a tailor. From 1965 to 1972 he played again, for example with Tommy Gwaltney in Washington DC An offer to replace Freddie Green in the Count Basie Orchestra , he declined.
Under his own name he recorded for Fat Cat Jazz in 1972 ( Here Comes Mr. Jordan ). In 1993 he published his memoirs ( Rhythm Man , University of Michigan Press).
He has recorded with Gene Krupa , Mel Powell , Vic Dickenson , Charles Thompson , Buck Clayton , Ruby Braff , Benny Goodman, Wild Bill Davison , Clancy Hayes , Buddy Tate , Helen Ward , Ed Polcer and Boyd Raeburn , among others .
He is not to be confused with the drummer Steve Jordan (* 1957).
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Steve Jordan, Tom Scanlan: Rhythm Man: Fifty Years in Jazz . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press 1993
Web links
- Steve Jordan at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordan, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, Stephen Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1993 |