| Clifford Jordan | |
| Birth Name: | Clifford Laconia Jordan Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 1931 9, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Saxophone |
| Label: | Blue Note, New Jazz, Riverside, Jazzland, Atlantic, Vortex, Strata-East, SteepleChase, Muse, Eastworld, Bee Hive, Soul Note, Criss Cross, Mapleshade, Milestone |
Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 - March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Dorham, among others. He was part of the Charles Mingus Sextet, with Eric Dolphy, during its 1964 European tour.
Jordan toured Africa with Randy Weston, and performed in Paris while living in Belgium. In later years, he led his own groups, performed with Cedar Walton's quartet Eastern Rebellion,[1] and led a big band.
Jordan was married to Shirley Jordan, a designer and former owner of The Clothes Gallery in New York. He later married Sandy Jordan (née Williams), a graphic artist and Honorary Founders Board member of the Jazz Foundation of America.[2]
Jordan died of lung cancer at the age of 61 in New York City. He is survived by a daughter, Donna Jewell Harris, (née Jordan), and a son, Eric Jordan.[3]
With Paul Chambers
With Sonny Clark
With Dameronia
With Richard Davis
With Eric Dolphy
With Art Farmer
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Slide Hampton
With John Hicks and Elise Wood
With Andrew Hill
With J. J. Johnson
With Charles McPherson
With Carmen McRae
With Charles Mingus
With Mingus Dynasty
With Lee Morgan
With Pony Poindexter
With Freddie Redd
With Dizzy Reece
With Max Roach
With Sahib Shihab
With Horace Silver
With Charles Tolliver
With Mal Waldron
With Cedar Walton
With Joe Zawinul