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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.

Current ebay auction for "The crossing" CD. Still at a good price.

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Get it while you can!

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Sheila was in Detroit earlier this year as part of the 70th anniversary celebration of Baker's Keyboard Lounge. She sounded wonderful, and many of her friends from 'back in the day' came by; Skeeter Mitchell (from her first vocal trio) sat in on a couple of numbers.

There is an article about the great Ms Jordan on our website:

www.detroitmusichistory.com

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Sheila was in Detroit earlier this year as part of the 70th anniversary celebration of Baker's Keyboard Lounge. She sounded wonderful, and many of her friends from 'back in the day' came by; Skeeter Mitchell (from her first vocal trio) sat in on a couple of numbers.

There is an article about the great Ms Jordan on our website:

www.detroitmusichistory.com

Welcome to the board!

She toured Europe as well, due to military service I missed her concert in Zurich in late October, or early November.

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Just noticed at Jazzmatazz that there´s an upcoming release by our lady. No street date yet.

NEW Sheila Jordan & the ESP Trio - Straight Ahead (Splasc(h) [italy] 871)

— Sheila Jordan (vocals), Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn), Roberto Cipelli (piano), Attilio Zanchi (bass) and Gianni Cazzola (drums)

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Just noticed at Jazzmatazz that there´s an upcoming release by our lady. No street date yet.

NEW Sheila Jordan & the ESP Trio - Straight Ahead (Splasc(h) [italy] 871)

— Sheila Jordan (vocals), Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn), Roberto Cipelli (piano), Attilio Zanchi (bass) and Gianni Cazzola (drums)

Here in Italy it's been out for a couple of weeks (and a very good record, indeed).

Luca

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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.

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Agreed. That recording is criminally unappreciated. Sheila sings on an otherwise over-covered song "What are you doing the rest of your life?"

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There´s a new one:

Celebration: Live At The Traid (Highnote Records, 2005)

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Sheila Jordan (vocals); Cameron Brown (double bass).

Recording information: The Triad, New York, New York (11/17/2004 - 11/18/2004)

TRACK LISTING

1. Introductory Remarks

2. Humdrum Blues

3. Mood Indigo

4. It's You Or No One

5. Commentary

6. Brother Where Are You?

7. Blues Medley For Miles: Blue Skies / All Blues / Freddie Freeloader

8. Promise Of You, The

9. Commentary

10. Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers Medley: Let's Face The Music And Dance / Cheek To Cheek / I Won't Dance /

11. Commentary

12. Straight Ahead

13. Fats Meets Bird Medley: Honeysuckle Rose / Ain't Misbehavin' / Scrapple From The Apple

14. Introducing Jay Clayton

15. Birk's Works

16. Sheila's Blues

17. Commentary

18. Crossing, The

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I really like Steve Swallow's "Home" ECM-1-1160 1980

You can't exactly say that the album is a showcase for Sheila Jordan. But, when she does sing, it's an integral part of the music and I can't imagine anyone else in her place. Maybe also because it's the first album on which I heard her?

The rest of the line up: Steve Kuhn, Liebman, Lyle Mays, Bob Moses

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Did Shelia record with Steve Kuhn on a ECM CD?

In the back of my mind I have this memory of a recording

in the early 80's around the time I attended a concert in LONDON

at the "ROUNDHOUSE" theatre where she was part of a group that

had Steve Kuhn - Piano, Bob Moses - Drums and I can't remember

who was the bass player?

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Did Shelia record with Steve Kuhn on a ECM CD?

In the back of my mind I have this memory of a recording

in the early 80's around the time I attended a concert in LONDON

at the "ROUNDHOUSE" theatre where she was part of a group that

had Steve Kuhn - Piano, Bob Moses - Drums and I can't remember

who was the bass player?

ECM recordings with Steve Kuhn & Sheila Jordan (from George Scala´s online discography):

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Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band-Playground

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ECM 1159 USA rec NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 7/79

Steve Kuhn-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Bob Moses-d

Tomorrow's Son (Kuhn) 8:58

Gentle Thoughts (Kuhn) 7:22

Poem For No. 15 (Kuhn) 7:08

The Zoo (Kuhn) 4:32

Deep Tango (Kuhn) 10:41

Life's Backward Glance (Kuhn) 5:35

_________________________________________

Music by Steve Swallow to poems by Robert Creeley-Home

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ECM 1160 USA rec NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 9/79

Sheila Jordan-voc; Steve Kuhn-p; David Liebman-saxes; Lyle Mays-synth; Bob Moses-d; Steve Swallow-b

Some Echoes (Swallow/Creeley) 5:35

"She was young..." (Swallow/Creeley) 3:32

"Nowhere one..." (Swallow/Creeley) 4:57

Colors (Swallow/Creeley) 4:22

Home (Swallow/Creeley) 3:20

In the Fall (Swallow/Creeley) 4:00

"You didn't think..." (Swallow/Creeley) 2:53

Ice Cream (Swallow/Creeley) 4:16

Echo (Swallow/Creeley) 5:22

Midnight (Swallow/Creeley) 3:42

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Steve Kuhn Quartet-Last Year's Waltz

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ECM 1213 D rec NYC, Fat Tuesday's 4/81

Steve Kuhn-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Bob Moses-d

Turn To Gold (Kuhn) 3:45

The Drinking Song (Kuhn) 5:42

Last Year's Waltz (Kuhn) 4:04

I Remember You (V. Schertzinger/J. Mercer) 8:19

Mexico (Swartz) 5:02

The Fruit Fly (Kuhn) 5:37

The Feeling Within (Kuhn) 4:46

Medley: Old Folks (D. Hill/W. Robinson)/Well You Needn't (T. Monk) 2:00

Confirmation (C. Parker) 5:24

The City Of Dallas (S. Swallow) 2:55

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Edited by EKE BBB
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Recently picked up a copy of the 'Last Years Waltz' LP recorded with Kuhn. Must give it a spin later today. Big kudos to Sheila for being such a great touring ambassador for jazz. I caught her group with Harvie Swartz a couple of times in Canada in the 90s and she's been making regular appearances in the UK over recent years too. Always worth checking out.

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