Virtuoso guitarist Stanley Jordan live at the North Sea Jazz Festival • 11-07-1987 • World of Jazz

Stanley Jordan (born July 31, 1959) is an outstanding American jazz guitarist whose technique involves tapping his fingers on the fretboard of the guitar with both hands. Jordan’s touch technique is an advanced form of two-handed tapping. The guitarist produces a note using only one finger by quickly tapping (or hammering) his finger down behind the appropriate fret. He was the first artist signed to the Blue Note label started by Bruce Lundvall in 1985. Blue Note released his album Magic Touch, which sat at No.1 on Billboard ’s jazz chart for 51 weeks, setting a record. Stanley Jordan played with Quincy Jones, Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, The Dave Matthews Band, and numerous other artists. This outstanding solo recording was made during Stanley Jordan’s first visit to the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Congress Building, The Hague, The Netherlands on 11 July 1987. Watch more World of Jazz videos ► Join us. Subscribe now! ►