# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/clifford-jordan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:54:23.714Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/clifford-jordan"
name: "Clifford Jordan"
slug: "clifford-jordan"
description: "Clifford Laconia Jordan was an American jazz tenor saxophone player and composer. Originally from Chicago, Jordan later moved to New York City, where he recorded extensively in addition to touring across both Europe and Africa. He recorded and performed with Art Farmer, Horace Silver, Max Roach, J.J. Johnson, and Kenny Dorham, among others. In later years, performed with Cedar Walton's quartet Eastern Rebellion, and led his own groups, including a big band."
tagline: "American jazz saxophone player (1931–1993)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clifford_Jordan.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1931-09-02"
deathDate: "1993-03-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.099041533546326
  historical:           16.462532
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump