Sheila Jordan
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Sheila Jordan grew up in Summerhill, Pennsylvania before returning to her birthplace in 1940/41 playing the piano and singing semi-professionally in Detroit clubs. She was influenced by Charlie Parker and was part of a trio called Skeeter, Mitch and Jean (she was Jean) which composed lyrics to Parker’s Arrangements.
In 1951 she moved to New York and started studying harmony and music theory taught by Lennie Tristano and Charles Mingus. From 1952 to 1962 she was married to the Parker’s pianist Duke Jordan. (SteepleChase) In the early 1960´s she had gigs and sessions in the Page Three Club in Greenage Village and was working in different clubs and bars in New York. In 1962 she was discovered by George Russell (Blue Note) who did a recording of the song “You Are My Sunshine” with her on his album Outer View (Riverside). Later that year she recorded the Portrait of Sheila album (recorded in September 19th and October 12th, 1962) which was sold to Blue Note.
Later in the decade she sang jazz liturgies in different churches such as Cornell and Princeton, NYC. Jordan played with Don Heckman (1967-68), Lee Konitz (1972), Roswell Rudd (1972-75) and began her long working relationship with Steve Kuhn around this time.
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Portrait Of Sheila
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1969SL
"Portrait of Sheila" (1962) is rare masterpiece, best appreciated when listening alone in some small hours. Smallish voice,but used with great imagination,always improvising and playing with the melody. True gem,jazz vocal evergreen.
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j_morrison
I saw her last night at Upstairs Jazz Bar and Grill last night :). She sounds and looks great for someone who's 80.
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Similans
she's adorable when live! :)
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