Sheila Jordan Portrait Of Sheila

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• Released in 1963 on Blue Note Records, Portrait of Sheila is the stunning debut album by jazz vocalist Sheila Jordanand a rare vocal-led release on the legendary label. Backed by Barry Galbraith on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Denzil Best on drums, Jordan delivers an intimate, harmonically sophisticated performance that defies the eras expectations for female jazz singers. Her phrasing is inventive, her tone pure, and her ability to improvise over complex chord changes foreshadows the vocal jazz revolution to come.

  Right in time for Jazz Appreciation Month the Blue Note LP series continues on with five new titles. During the Blue Note 75th anniversary celebration the label released 100 essential Blue Note LPs and asked New York Times readers what titles they’d like to see make the list. These five new reissues were han