Jordan, Sheila
High Note, 2003, CD
Instrument: Female Vocals
Issue: 9.1w
Jazz Ruler Type: Ballads, Blues
Performance: 4-
Sound: 4+
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O’s Notes: Sheila is a true jazz singer, based in blues and expressing her feelings through song. She sings about her own experiences, dreams and emotions. Jordan has a lot to draw from – born to a teenaged mom, raised by grandparents in the coal mines of Pennsylvania and a single mom herself. Her voice is sweet but not fragile and she is comfortable and capable using free form expression. It’s tied around the tight rhythms from her trio.