Alexander Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 I picked up a copy of "Portait of Sheila" today, and it is wonderful! She's got such a fetching voice! I know she recorded infrequently. Can anybody recommend anything else that's in print by this gifted vocalist? Quote
Pete C Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 The amazing Sheila is still going strong at 75. Actually, I think much of her stuff exceeds Portrait in brilliance. You should go immediately to half.com and buy "From The Heart," a nice selection from her Muse years. It's out of print (32 Jazz), and you can pick it up for $7.99 if you act fast. Her recent (1999) album, "Jazz Child" (High Note) is a great one too. I can assure you Tom Storer will jump in to kvell shortly. Quote
DrJ Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 LOST AND FOUND (Muse) is now OOP but pops up in used stores - I'm sure the 32 Jazz comp has some of this material, but it really holds together well as an album, fantastic music. Kenny Barron, Harvie Swartz, Ben Riley. I've never heard her other Muses but I'm sure they're stellar too. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 I picked up a copy of "Portait of Sheila" today, and it is wonderful! That record is GREAT... I fell in love with her voice on hearing George Russell's "The Outer View," which you should _definitely_ pick up if you like her early work. Only on one track, but it's a doozy! Quote
jlhoots Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Sheila Jordan: Sheila's Back In Town (SPLASC(H) 804) Recorded 1998 Very cool IMHO. Quote
Upright Bill Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 (edited) Sheila loves bassists (who doesn't ) and has done duet albums with bassists. "Sheila" with Arild Andersen in 1977 (AMG ****1/2) AMG "Old Time Feeling" with Harvie Swartz (now Harvie S) in 1982 (AMG ****) AMG "I've Grown Accustomed To The Bass" with Cameron Brown in 2000 (AMG not rated) AMG Edited February 20, 2004 by Upright Bill Quote
Swinger Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Try to see her live.I saw her live at our town's small jazz festival 4 years ago.Loved every minute of her singing.She sang for nearly an hour without any breaks.Amazing achievement for a lady who was at that time 71 years old. Mal Waldron was playing piano in her band.It was the only time I saw him playing. ;( Quote
Pete C Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 Mal Waldron was playing piano in her band.It was the only time I saw him playing. ;( That would have been nice to see. The last several times I've seen her it was with Steve Kuhn. She & Steve have a great rapport. Quote
Johnny E Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 I love Sheila Jordan on Roswell Rudd's 'Flexible Flyer'. Go out and het it today! You can get it on CD from Dusty Groove for $5.99 here What a fantastic recording. Quote
Pete C Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 I love Sheila Jordan on Roswell Rudd's 'Flexible Flyer'. Go out and het it today! You can get it on CD from Dusty Groove for $5.99 here What a fantastic recording. Indeedy. I saw them together about the time of that recording. Roswell had a club in NY called "St. James Infirmary." Quote
brownie Posted February 20, 2004 Report Posted February 20, 2004 A favorite album of Sheila Jordan is 'The Crossing' that was recorded for Blackhawk (with Tom Harrell, Kenny Barron, Harvie Swartz and Ben Riley). Not sure it's been reissued on CD. Her rendition of 'It Never Entered My Mind' is magnificient. Quote
Tom Storer Posted February 21, 2004 Report Posted February 21, 2004 I can assure you Tom Storer will jump in to kvell shortly. Pete's ability to forecast the future is nothing short of amazing. Here I am to kvell! All the suggestions are good. I'll add her most recent album, "Little Song" on High Note, from last year. It's with the Steve Kuhn trio with Tom Harrell playing on a few numbers, and--need I say it?--it's great. One of my favorites. You can just click right on over to Amazon, for instance, and order it. Hup hup! And yes, see her live if possible. In the last couple of years she's started to favor Paris and I've seen her a few times (next concert a month from today) and she's always wonderful. Quote
Alexander Posted February 21, 2004 Author Report Posted February 21, 2004 Thank you, one and all, for your recommendations. I'll let you know what I find. Quote
cliffpeterson Posted February 21, 2004 Report Posted February 21, 2004 alexander-you might be able to see her live since she lives close to the capital region-that is in cobleskill. the eighth step brings her in every other year or so, the van dyck occassionally books her, and various venues in the catskills will have her host a date, i.e., the rosendale cafe in kingston. also, she is on the umass summer jazz faculty so she participates in their concerts in july Quote
EKE BBB Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 Sheila Jordan is one of my favorite singers, for sure! A love her instrument-like voice. The way she holds the notes makes you think she´s singing with her dying breath. She takes risks when singing. A very underrated singer, IMHO. I suscribe all the above mentioned recommendations, starting with "Portrait of Sheila", of course, which is placed very high in my top-ten vocal discs list. Would also point out "Jazz child" and "The crossing". I feel I don´t own enough recordings of her... Quote
EKE BBB Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 SHEILA JORDAN´S OFFICIAL WEBSITE Quote
jazz1 Posted February 23, 2004 Report Posted February 23, 2004 She's got such a fetching voice! I Like Sheila in small doses I find that her pitch too unsettling. Sure she has a good jazz feel. My fav are the few cds she did with Harvy Swartz. Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 10, 2004 Report Posted March 10, 2004 Listening to her wonderful version of Ellington´s "It don´t mean a thing", included in the compilation of her Muse years "From the heart" (on 32 Jazz), with only bass and vocals, I realized that I tend to prefer her pianoless recordings. Maybe it´s the peculiarity of her voice, that doesn´t fit well with the classic piano-trio-plus-vocals format. Check !!!! Notwithstanding, and contradicting my previous assertion, I LOVE her work with Steve Kuhn.. Quote
jazzman4133 Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 You should definately check out Shelia Jordan and Mark Murphy, together. Album is called "One For Junior". Many places are selling the cassette tape of this for a very cheap price. Quote
Johnny E Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 I gots a little story to tell.... As many of you already know, Don Lanphere passed away a few months back. I used to do a radio show at our local college station a few years ago and my show was on just before the 'Don & Bud Show' (Don Lanphere & Bud Young of Bud's jazz records). Don brought in the LP of 'The Crossing' by Sheila Jordon and knocked my socks off with it. Ever since I've been looking for that record with a passion, with little success. It's never been re-issued on CD to my knowledge. Anyway, I went into Bud's Jazz Records a couple days ago and they had Don's entire record collection in there for sale. It had been picked through and was looking kinda thin...but sure nuff', there was the very same copy of 'The Crossing' that Don had brought in that special day years ago. All the records had stickers on em' which read "From the collection of Don Lanphere". 10 bucks later, I walked out of there with a much-desired record and a very special memory. Quote
Tom Storer Posted March 20, 2004 Report Posted March 20, 2004 Great story, Johnny E. Woo hoo, I'll be seeing Sheila sing tonight! Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Nice story, Johnny E! BTW: "The crossing" (Blackhawk, 1984) has INDEED been released on CD. I don´t have my copy here, but I will check it and report the year of the reissue. Quote
EKE BBB Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Sheila Jordan appears on Cameron Brown´s Cameron Brown and the Hear & Now: Here and How! 2003 Omnitone Sheila Jordan - Voices Dewey Redman - Sax (Tenor) Cameron Brown - Bass, Producer Leon Parker - Drums Dave Ballou - Trumpet, Flugelhorn Track list 1. Art Deco 2. For All We Know 3. Rylie's Bounce 4. Remembrance 5. Medley: What Reason Could I Give? For Dad and Dannie 6. Double Arc Jake (OmniTone 15205) Anyone heard it? Quote
king ubu Posted March 23, 2004 Report Posted March 23, 2004 Great story, Johnny E! I only have the Blue Note album of Sheila's so far, but even with only that, I easily rank her as one of my favourite singers. That Cameron Brown disc looks cool! Would like to know more about it, if anyone has it! ubu Quote
EKE BBB Posted November 26, 2004 Report Posted November 26, 2004 Up! In the WAYLTRN? thread brownie reminded there´s a new Sheila Jordan release: Believe in jazz (Ella Productions, 2004) Sheila Jordan (vocals) Serge Forté (piano) Karl Jannuska (drums) Gary Brunton (double bass) Track list: 1.- Comes Love (Nothing can be done) (04:05) Lew Brown, Sam Stept, Charles Tobias 2.- Buffalo Wings (07:19) Tom Harrel / Cheryl Pyle 3.- Bird Alone (06:09) Abbey Lincoln 4.- Where you at (05:58) George Handy, Jack Segal 5.- Little song/Black Bird/Real Time (10:20) Sheila Jordan/Paul Mac Cartney/Chris Gee 6.- Everything happens to me (08:03) Matt Dennis 7.- The touch of your lips (12:00) Ray Noble 8.- You must believe in spring (06:52) Michel Legrand Ella Productions is proud to present “Believe in Jazz”, the first recording with Sheila Jordan and Serge Forté Trio. On November 8th 2003, during the 75th birthday Tour, this concert was recorded by Hubert Sewer, in charge of booking at “La Ferme Asile”, nice and warmly venue situated in Sion, Switzerland. Sheila Jordan is “one of the jazz world’s best- kept secrets- a wonderfully flexible and imaginative improviser” (Alan Ross/Blue Note). She recorded her very first album, for Blue Note, in 1962, and was in January 2004 the recipient of the highest distinction for JazzWomen through Lil Hardin Armstrong Jazz Heritage Award ( IAJE Women's Caucus annually honours a pioneering female jazz musician deserving of wider recognition for her artistic excellence and outstanding contributions to jazz and to the history of women in jazz). “Sheila portrays "song" in every possible way, with the slightest bend of a note, of a word, with a pause, a look, becoming immediately the song we needed to hear, the perfect reason for our hearts to beat. “ (David Linx) Sheila Jordan deserves to be recognise in Europe as she is everywhere else, as one of the most interesting artists, able to sing like she was a saxophonist, taking risks, scatting, and “keeping the Music alive” all around the World , to still make us all “Believe in Jazz”. Quote
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