Duke Jordan

American jazz pianist (1922–2006)
Person human Q1264406
Duke Jordan
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Duke Jordan

Summary

Duke Jordan is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on April 1, 1922[3]. He died in Copenhagen[4]. He died on August 8, 2006[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and recording artist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Duke Jordan's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Duke Jordan died in Copenhagen[4].
  • Duke Jordan was born on April 1, 1922[3].
  • Duke Jordan died on August 8, 2006[5].
  • Duke Jordan is buried at Vestre Cemetery[11].
  • Duke Jordan was married to Sheila Jordan[12].
  • Duke Jordan held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Duke Jordan's professions included pianist[6].
  • Duke Jordan's professions included composer[7].
  • Duke Jordan worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Duke Jordan worked as a recording artist[9].
  • Duke Jordan's field of work was music[14].
  • Duke Jordan's field of work was jazz[15].
  • Duke Jordan was educated at Boys and Girls High School[16].
  • Duke Jordan was a member of Duke Jordan Trio[17].
  • Duke Jordan is recorded as male[18].
  • Duke Jordan's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Duke Jordan's genre is jazz[20].
  • Duke Jordan's record label is recorded as Blue Note[21].
  • Duke Jordan's discography is recorded as Duke Jordan discography[22].
  • Duke Jordan's family name is recorded as Jordan[23].
  • Duke Jordan's given name is recorded as Irving[24].
  • Duke Jordan's given name is recorded as Sidney[25].
  • Duke Jordan's given name is recorded as Duke[26].
  • Duke Jordan's instrument is recorded as piano[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DK[29]

  • Began / founded: 1922-04-01[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2006-08-08[31]

  • Genre(s): bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, jazz[32]

  • Community tags: bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 18288a13-0259-4a44-a9dc-558229fbfdd2[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Duke Jordan was born in New York City[2]. He was born on April 1, 1922[3].

Education

Duke Jordan's education included a stint at Boys and Girls High School[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and recording artist[9]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[35] and jazz[15], a music genre[36], founded in 1917[37].

Personal Life

Among Duke Jordan's spouses was Sheila Jordan[12].

Death and Burial

Duke Jordan died on August 8, 2006[5]. He passed away in Copenhagen[4]. He is buried at Vestre Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Duke Jordan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Duke Jordan born?

Duke Jordan's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Duke Jordan die?

Duke Jordan died in Copenhagen[4].

Who was Duke Jordan married to?

Duke Jordan's spouses include Sheila Jordan[12].

What did Duke Jordan do for work?

Duke Jordan worked as pianist[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and recording artist[9].

Where did Duke Jordan go to school?

Duke Jordan was educated at Boys and Girls High School[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sex or gender male
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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