Ronny Jordan
| Ronny Jordan | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Lawrence Albert Simpson |
| Born |
29 November 1962 London, England |
| Died | 13 January 2014 (aged 51) |
| Genres | Jazz, acid jazz, smooth jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, artist, activist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1992–2014 |
| Labels | 4th & Broadway, Island |
Robert Lawrence Albert Simpson, known as Ronny Jordan (29 November 1962 – 13 January 2014)[1] was a British guitarist and part of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century.[2] Jordan described his music as "urban jazz," a blend of jazz, hip-hop, and R&B.[3]
Biography
He came to prominence after being featured on Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1, released in 1993. He was also one of the artists whose recordings are featured on Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool—a compilation album released in 1994 to benefit the Red Hot Organization.
Following 1992's The Antidote,[2] recordings from Jordan have featured on the Billboard charts. He was also the recipient of The MOBO Best Jazz Act Award and the Gibson Guitar Best Jazz Guitarist Award. His 2000 release, A Brighter Day, was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Jordan's song "The Jackal" (from his 1993 album The Quiet Revolution) gained prominence when actress Allison Janney in the role of C. J. Cregg lip-synched it in the episode "Six Meetings Before Lunch" of The West Wing. She also did so on Arsenio Hall's show in September, 2013.
Jordan died on January 13, 2014.[1]
Discography
Solo albums
- The Antidote (1992)
- The Quiet Revolution (1993)
- Light to Dark (1996)
- A Brighter Day (2000)
- Off the Record (2001)
- At Last (2003)
- After 8 (2004)
- The Rough and the Smooth (2009)
- Straight-Up Street (2012)[4]
Own album singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
FRA [6] |
US R&B [7] |
US Rap [8] | |||||||||||
| 1992 | "So What!" b/w Cool & Funky | 32 | 38 | — | — | The Antidote | ||||||||
| "Get To Grips" b/w Flat Out | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "After Hours" (US promo only) | — | — | 51 | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | "Under Your Spell" b/w In Full Swing | 72 | — | — | — | The Quiet Revolution | ||||||||
| 1994 | "Tinsel Town" b/w My Favourite Things, Midnight Lady | 64 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Come With Me" b/w S**T Goes Down | 63 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1996 | "The Law EP" | — | — | — | — | Light To Dark | ||||||||
| "It's You" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2000 | "A Brighter Day" (US only) | — | — | — | 20 | A Brighter Day | ||||||||
| 2001 | "London Lowdown" (US promo only) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
Contributor
- Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (1993)
- Bad Brothers Remix EP with DJ Krush (1994)
- Ronny Jordan Collection (2002)
- Huge in Japan / "The Sound of my people" / Dario Boente & Huge in Japan Feat. Ronny Jordan (2006)
References
- 1 2 Fordham, John (22 January 2014). "Ronny Jordan obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. "Ronny Jordan: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ↑ Reece, Douglas (June 29, 1996). "Island's Ronny Jordan Sheds Some 'Light' On His Acid Jazz". Billboard. BPI Communications, Inc.: 20, 25. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008ZCRIL4?ie=UTF8&keywords=ronny%20jordan&qid=1454217381&ref_=sr_1_19&sr=8-19
- ↑ "Ronny Jordan - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ronny Jordan - French chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ronny Jordan - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ronny Jordan - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.