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- Birth nameJames Taft Jordan
- Taft Jordan Jr. was born on February 15, 1915 in Florence, South Carolina, USA. He died on December 1, 1981 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Jazz musician.
- Trumpet player and vocalist. Member of the Chick Webb Orchestra (later under the leadership of Ella Fitzgerald) from 1933. Joined Duke Ellington for four years in 1943. Toured Europe, first with Don Redman, then with Benny Goodman in the 1950's. On Broadway in the 1960's, providing backing on the show "Hello, Dolly".
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