Sheila Jordan

Sheila Jeannette Jordan ( Dawson; November 18, 1928 – August 11, 2025) was an American jazz singer-songwriter. She was known for singing bebop and scat jazz."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.

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

Other websites
 Official site
 Official site for Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan by Ellen Johnson  
 Interview at vancouverjazz.com 
 Jazz Italia article 

Category:1928 births
Category:2025 deaths
Category:American jazz singers
Category:American pianists
Category:American singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Detroit
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Category:Writers from Detroit
Category:American jazz musicians