found: Sampson, E. Blue minor [SR] 1934:label (Taft Jordan, vocal)
found: New Grove dict. of jazz(Jordan, (James) Taft; b. 2/15/15, Florence, SC; d. 12/1/81, New York; trumpeter and singer)
found: Grove music online, June 4, 2018(Jordan, (James) Taft; born February 15, 1914 or 1915, Florence, South Carolina, died December 1, 1981, New York; trumpeter and singer; his application for social security gives his year of birth as 1914, rather than 1915, which has been published in other sources)
found: Social Security death index, June 4, 2018(James Jordan; born February 15, 1914, died December 1981; last known residence: New York)
found: Franklin, Benjamin. An encyclopedia of South Carolina jazz and blues musicians, 2016(Jordan, (James) Taft; born probably February 15, 1914, South Carolina, probably Florence, died December 1, 1981, New York, New York; South Carolina residence: probably Florence (probably 1914-no later than 1920); trumpet, singer)