As per our current Database, Duke Jordan is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Duke Jordan is 102 years, 1 months and 1 days old. Duke Jordan will celebrate 103rd birthday on a Tuesday 1st of April 2025. Below we countdown to Duke Jordan upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Duke Jordan |
Occupation | Pianist |
Age | 102 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Born | April 1, 1922 (New York City, NY) |
Birthday | April 1 |
Town/City | New York City, NY |
Nationality | NY |
Duke Jordanโs zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Duke Jordan was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Jazz artist who was a member of Charlie Parker's classic quintet from 1947 until 1948, which also featured Miles Davis.
He drove a taxi in New York during the mid-1960s in order to pay the bills. He was unknown until signing with SteepleChase Records in 1973.
He played with Parker at the 1947 Dial sessions, out of which came such classics as Dewey Square, Bongo Bop, Bird of Paradise, and Embraceable You, all of which were released on Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions from 1993.
He was married to jazz singer Sheila Jordan from 1952 to 1962. They had one daughter, Tracy J. Jordan, together.
He contributed to the score of the 1959 French film Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which was directed by Roger Vadim.