Sheila Jordan

vocals · 1928–2025 · Detroit (Michigan)

Sheila Jordan, a singer and lyricist from Detroit, developed a bebop and scat style, often accompanied by double bass alone, with improvised lyrics. Alfred Lion signed her to Blue Note after hearing her at the Page Three Club, even though the label had never recorded a jazz vocalist.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• If You Could See Me Now (1962)
• Dat Dere (Sheila Jordan) (1962)
• When the World Was Young (1962)
• Hum Drum Blues (1962)
• Willow Weep for Me (Sheila Jordan) (1962)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Apr 3, 2024: Le disque perdu de Sheila Jordan (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Nov 26, 2020: Sheila Jordan  (Made in China, TSF Jazz, in French)

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