Jazz child
Subtitle: a portrait of Sheila Jordan
By: Ellen Johnson
Series: Studies in jazz -- no. 71; Studies in jazz -- no. 70.; Studies in jazz -- no. 71.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780810888364; 9781442277762; 9780810888371
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Jazz singers; Biography
Other titles: Portrait of Sheila Jordan
Description: Biography of the first female jazz vocalist to record on the prestigious Blue Note record label. Biographer Ellen Johnson reveals the challenges Jordan confronted to become an influential recording artist and performer, working with many famous jazz luminaries of the era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216), discography/videography (pages 171-189), and index.
Table of contents: title: God blessed the child; title: Little song; title: Detroit days; title: A helluva town; title: Autumn in New York; title: Better than anything; title: The Bird; title: I've grown accustomed to the bass; title: White in a black world; title: The crossing; title: Reel time mentor; title: Where you at?; title: Appendix 1. Discography/Videography; title: Appendix 2. Awards and honors; title: Appendix 3. Music examples; title: Appendix 4. List of interviews.