Jordan recorded 4 titles for ARC (Banner, Melotone, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo) on February 21 and 22, 1935. It was an all-star group consisting of
Jordan-t
Ward Silloway-tb
Johnny Mince-cl
Elmer Williams-ts
Teddy Wilson-p
Bobby Johnson-g
John Kirby-sb
Eddie Dougherty-d
Two takes were recorded of “Night Wind”, “If the Moon Turns Green”, “Devil in the Moon”, and “Louisiana Fairy Tale” (all were current commercial pop hits). Take 1 of each were rejected versions with vocals by Jordan. ARC issued the take 2 instrumental versions, which were outstandingly arranged swing.
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