Jordan ranks fifth in the list of the most successful African-American recording artists according to Joel Whitburn's analysis of Billboard magazine's R&B chart, and was the most popular rhythm and blues artist with his "jump blues" recordings of the pre-Rock n' Roll era. Many of his records were produced by Milt Gabler, who went on to refine and develop the qualities of Jordan's recordings in his later production work with Bill Haley, including " Rock Around the Clock". These recordings presaged many of the styles of black popular music of the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and exerted a strong influence on many leading performers in these genres.
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With his dynamic Tympany Five bands, Jordan mapped out the main parameters of the classic R&B, urban blues and early rock-and-roll genres with a series of highly influential 78-rpm discs released by Decca Records. Jordan's band also pioneered the use of the electronic organ. It strongly emphasized the rhythm section of piano, bass and drums after the mid-1940s, this mix was often augmented by electric guitar. Typically performed by smaller bands consisting of five or six players, jump music featured shouted, highly syncopated vocals and earthy, comedic lyrics on contemporary urban themes. Jordan began his career in big-band swing jazz in the 1930s, but he became known as one of the leading practitioners, innovators and popularizers of jump blues, a swinging, up-tempo, dance-oriented hybrid of jazz, blues and boogie-woogie. He was an instrumentalist who played all forms of the saxophone but specialized in the alto. Jordan was also an actor and a film personality-he appeared in dozens of "soundies" (promotional film clips) He also made numerous cameos in mainstream features and short films, and starred in two musical feature films made especially for him. He duetted with some of the biggest solo singing stars of his time, including Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Jordan was a talented singer with great comedic flair, and he fronted his own band for more than twenty years. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an "early influence" in 1987. Known as " The King of the Jukebox", he earned his highest profile towards the end of the swing era. For more highlights on the innovative, Black-owned businesses of Columbus, visit Thomas Jordan (J– February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. I highly recommend you check out Sole Classics. If you are looking for a place to shop and support a community with intention. The team at Sole Classics volunteers year-round for all sorts of givebacks like supporting organizations that serve the unhoused population and they even host a feed the neighborhood event where they hand out food to those in need. This place isn’t just a store, it's an example of what it means to be a small business in Columbus.
Sole Classic is also known for what they do in the surrounding community.
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The last release I attended was at a pop-up location where they offered free food, music and a photo booth with some fun activities for the kids. The everyday shopping experience is admittedly top tier but the day an exclusive release takes place it is like nothing you’ve ever seen. No matter what type of sneakerhead you are, they have something for you and offer inclusive sizing from toddlers to adults.īut if I’m honest the one thing that really separates this store from the rest is the way they showcase exclusive releases. The first thing you'll notice when you walk in is their variety. Sole Classics is a Black-owned sneaker store located in Columbus' Short North Arts District and it has easily become one of the top streetwear sneaker stores in the Midwest. Recently, I have been loving that brands like Jordan and Nike have spent the last few years focusing on catering to women and there's one place in Columbus I always go to pick up the latest styles: Sole Classics.
Today that number has changed dramatically. If you had asked me three years ago how many pairs of sneakers I owned I would have told you two. In recent years, sneakers have become more and more essential to building a long-lasting wardrobe.
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