Duke Jordan
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Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan was an American jazz pianist.
Jordan (seated), in the Charlie Parker Quintet at the Three Deuces in 1947. (photo William P. Gottlieb)
Charlie Parker
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Charles Parker Jr., nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop,
Duke Jordan
…Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker's quintet during 1947–48, which also featured Miles Davis. He participated in Parker's Dial sessions in late 1947 that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo…
Parker at the Three Deuces jazz club, New York City, 1947
151 Avenue B in 2011
A King Super 20 alto saxophone, owned and played by Parker, now at the Smithsonian Institution
Marquee signage advertising the names of Parker and Margie Hyams at the Three Deuces, New York City, c. 1948