Stanley Jordan

Stanley Jordan studied at Princeton University, Arizona State University and Gunn High School. The recorded working language is American English. The field of work recorded is music and jazz. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz and world music.

• Name — Stanley Jordan • Born — 31 July 1959 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, jazz fusion • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1982–present • Label — Blue Note/Capitol/EMI, Arista/BMG, Mack Avenue • Website — www.stanleyjordan.com

Jordan was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. When he was six, he started on piano, then at eleven switched to guitar. He later began playing in rock and soul bands. In 1976, he won an award at the Reno Jazz Festival. At Princeton University, he studied music theory and composition with Milton Babbitt and computer music with Paul Lansky. He also took freshman calculus with Edward Nelson. While at Princeton, he played also with Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1985, Bruce Lundvall became president of Blue Note Records and Stanley Jordan was the first person he signed. The label released his album Magic Touch, which sat at No.1 on Billboards jazz chart for 51 weeks, setting a record.

Stanley Jordan was briefly married and has one daughter, Julia Jordan, who is a singer and songwriter. In a 2023 interview, Jordan praised author and then-presidential candidate Marianne Williamson for "bringing politics into the 21st-century".

• Touch Sensitive (Tangent, 1982) • Magic Touch (Blue Note, 1985) • Standards Vol. 1 (Blue Note, 1986) • Flying Home (EMI-Manhattan, 1988) • Cornucopia (Blue Note, 1990) • Stolen Moments (Blue Note, 1991) • Bolero (Arista, 1994) • Live in New York (Blue Note, 1998) • Dreams of Peace (Nicolosi, 2003) • Relaxing Music for Difficult Situations I (Manifold Music, 2003) • State of Nature (Mack Avenue, 2008) • New Morning: The Paris Concert (Inakustik, 2008) • Friends (Mack Avenue, 2011) • Duets with Kevin Eubanks (Mack Avenue, 2015)

• Muriel Anderson & Phil Keaggy, Uncut Gems (CGD Music, 2003) • Muriel Anderson, Wildcat (Heartstrings Attached Music, 2005) • Burt Bacharach, Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach (Blue Note, 2004) • Anthony Branker, For the Children (RPC, 1980) • Dennis Chambers, Groove and More (Soul Trade, 2013) • Stanley Clarke, Hideaway (Epic, 1986) • Billy Cobham, Drum 'n' Voice Vol. 4 (Nicolosi, 2016) • Stu Gardner, Presents Total Happiness: Music from the Bill Cosby Show Vol. II (Columbia, 1987) • Rebbie Jackson, R U Tuff Enuff (Columbia, 1988) • Charnett Moffett, Net Man (Blue Note, 1987) • Charnett Moffett, Treasure (Motema, 2010) • Charnett Moffett, Music from Our Soul (Motema, 2017) • Novecento, Secret (Nicolosi, 2008) • Kenny Rogers, The Heart of the Matter (RCA, 1985) • Dionne Warwick, Sings Cole Porter (Arista, 1990) • Muriel Anderson & Phil Keaggy, Precious Gems (Independent Release, 2020)

Stanley Jordan is recorded with the occupation jazz guitarist. Recorded with the occupation street artist. Classed in the genre world music. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as having studied at Princeton University, Arizona State University and Gunn High School. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.