Sheila Jordan
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| Birth name | Sheila Jeanette Dawson |
| Born | November 18, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 2025 (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Free Jazz |
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| Website | www |
Sheila Jeannette Jordan (née Dawson; November 18, 1928 – August 11, 2025) was an American jazz singer-songwriter. She was known for singing bebop and scat jazz.
Jordan died on August 11, 2025 at her apartment in New York City at the age of 96.
Works
- Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note, 1963) – recorded in 1962
- Confirmation (East Wind, 1975)
- Sheila with Johnny Knapp (Grapevine, 1977)
- Sheila with Arild Andersen (SteepleChase, 1978) – recorded in 1977
- Playground with Steve Kuhn (ECM, 1980) – recorded in 1979
- Old Time Feeling with Harvie S (Palo Alto, 1983) – recorded in 1982
- The Crossing (BlackHawk, 1984)
- Body and Soul (CBS/Sony, 1987)
- Lost and Found (Muse, 1990)
- Songs from Within with Harvie Swartz (MA, 1993)
- One for Junior with Mark Murphy (Muse, 1993)
- Heart Strings (Muse, 1994)
- Jazz Child with Steve Kuhn (HighNote, 1999)
- Sheila's Back in Town (Splasc(h), 1999)
- The Very Thought of Two with Harvie Swartz (MA, 2000)
- Little Song with Steve Kuhn (HighNote, 2003)
- Believe in Jazz with Serge Forté Trio (France, 2004)
- Celebration with Cameron Brown (HighNote, 2005)
- Straight Ahead (Splasc(h), 2005) – recorded in 2004
- Winter Sunshine (Justin Time, 2008)
- Yesterdays (HighNote, 2012)
- Live At Mezzrow (Cellar Live, 2022) – live recorded in 2021
- Comes Love: Lost Session 1960 (Capri Records, 2021)
- trioTrio Meets Sheila Jordan (Steeplechase, 2022)
- Portrait Now (Dot Time Records, 2025)
References
- ↑ "Saturday, March 21st: 10:30 – Focus on Women in Music". KPFA Folio. March 1981. p. 26. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ↑ "Lulu: Last 2 Nights! Sept. 20 & 21, Sheila Jordan & Steve Kuhn: '... million dollar ears!'". The Boston Phoenix. September 23, 1980. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ↑ Ulaby, Neda; Mayer, Petra (August 11, 2025). "Sheila Jordan, a singular voice in jazz, has died". VPM. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
Other websites
- Official site
- Official site for Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan by Ellen Johnson Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview at vancouverjazz.com Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Jazz Italia article Archived 2023-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
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