Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931, Chicago – March 27, 1993, Manhattan ) was a jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach , Sonny Stitt , and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note . He also recorded with Horace Silver , JJ Johnson , and Kenny Dorham , among others. He was part of the Charles Mingus Sextet, with Eric Dolphy , during its 1964 European tour. Jordan toured Africa with Randy Weston , and performed in Paris while living in Belgium . In later years, he led his own groups, performed with Cedar Walton 's quartet Eastern Rebellion, and led a big band. 　　Jordan was married to Shirley Jordan, a designer and former owner of Clothing Manufacturing Corporation in New York . He later married Sandy Jordan (née Williams), a graphic artist and Honorary Founding Board member of the Jazz Foundation of America . 　　Jordan died of lung cancer at the age of 61.