[4] He originally got his start leading a dance band before breaking into the rhythm and blues scene, as well as playing bebop with the likes of Max Roach and Sonny Stitt.

[4] A series of notable collaborations followed - Jordan joined Silver's band, co-led a group with Kenny Dorham,[5] and recorded as a sideman with J.J Johnson, Lee Morgan, Eric Dolphy, and Joe Zawinul, to name a few.

[4] Jordan re-joined Eric Dolphy in 1964 as part of the Charles Mingus Sextet, which toured Europe and produced a number of live albums.

[6] He later married Sandy Jordan (née Williams), a graphic artist and Honorary Founders Board member of the Jazz Foundation of America.

[1] 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