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词条 Sheila Jordan
释义

  1. Biography

     Early career  1960s  1970s to present 

  2. Awards

  3. Discography

     As leader  As featured vocalist 

  4. References

  5. External links

{{use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sheila Jordan
| image = Sheila Jordan.jpg
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Sheila Jeanette Dawson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1928|11|18}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
| genre = Jazz, free jazz
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter
| instrument = Vocals, piano
| label = Blue Note, SteepleChase, HighNote, ECM, East Wind, Grapevine, Palo Alto, Blackhawk, Muse, Justin Time
| associated_acts = Skeeter, Mitch and Jean, Steve Kuhn, George Gruntz, Harvie S, Cameron Brown, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow
| website = {{URL|www.sheilajordanjazz.com}}
}}Sheila Jordan (born Sheila Jeanette Dawson; November 18, 1928) is an American jazz singer and songwriter. She has recorded as a session musician with an array of critically acclaimed artists in addition to recording her own albums. Jordan pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style with an upright bass as the only accompaniment. Jordan's music has earned praise from many critics, particularly for her ability to improvise lyrics; Scott Yanow describes her as "one of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers."[2] Charlie Parker often introduced Jordan as "the singer with the million dollar ears."

Biography

Early career

Sheila Jordan grew up in Summerhill, Pennsylvania, before returning to her birthplace of Detroit, Michigan, in 1940. She sang and played piano in jazz clubs in Detroit. She was a member of the trio Skeeter, Mitch, and Jean (Skeeter Spight, Leroi Mitchell, and Jordan was "Jean"), which wrote lyrics to music by Charlie Parker. They went to Parker's performances in Detroit, met him, and he would ask them to sing.[4]

In 1951, Jordan moved to New York City and studied harmony and music theory with Lennie Tristano and Charles Mingus, but she concentrated on the music of Charlie Parker. Jordan and Parker became friends before his death in 1955. She refers to him as one of her teachers.[5] From 1952–1962, she was married to Duke Jordan, who played piano in Parker's band.[6]

In a 2012 interview with JazzWax, when asked why she moved to New York, Jordan said, "I guess I was chasin' the Bird [Parker]." When asked if the song "Chasin' the Bird" was written for her, she replied, "No. I don't know how that rumor got started."[7]

1960s

In the early 1960s, Jordan performed at the Page Three Club in Greenwich Village with pianist Herbie Nichols,[1] and at other bars and clubs in New York City. For much of the 1960s, she withdrew from clubs to raise her daughter, and she sang in church instead. She was a typist and legal secretary for twenty years with little time to concentrate on music until the age of 58.[9]

In 1962, she worked with George Russell, with whom she recorded the song, "You Are My Sunshine" on his album The Outer View (Riverside).[2] Later that year she recorded the album Portrait of Sheila which was released by Blue Note Records. Her long working relationship with Steve Kuhn began in the early 1960s.[12] She also played with Don Heckman (1967–68), Lee Konitz (1972), and Roswell Rudd (1972–75).[6]

1970s to present

In 1974, Jordan was Artist in Residence at City College of New York and taught there from 1978–2005. In 2006, she was presented the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) Lifetime Achievement Award and celebrated 28 years as an Adjunct Professor of Music.[14] She has taught at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the Vermont Jazz Center, InterplayJazz and Arts, as well as teaching international workshops.[6][16]

On July 12, 1975, she recorded Confirmation. One year later she did the duet album Sheila, with Arild Andersen for SteepleChase. In 1979, she founded a quartet with Steve Kuhn, Harvie S, and Bob Moses. During the 1980s, she worked with Harvie S as a duo and played on several records with him. Until 1987 she worked in an advertising agency and recorded Lost and Found in 1989.

Jordan is a songwriter who works in bebop and free jazz. In addition to the aforementioned musicians, she has recorded with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Cameron Brown, Carla Bley, and Steve Swallow. In the UK she appeared with former John Dankworth Band vocalist Frank Holder. She has led recordings for Blue Note, Blackhawk, East Wind, ECM, Grapevine, Muse, Palo Alto, and SteepleChase

In 2012, she received the NEA Jazz Masters Award.[17] Her biography, Jazz Child: A Portrait of Sheila Jordan, was written by vocalist and educator Ellen Johnson and was published in 2014.

Awards

  • 2006 Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2007 International Association for Jazz Education Humanitarian Award
  • 2008 Mary Lou Williams' Women in Jazz for Lifetime of Service
  • 2010 New York Nightlife Award – Outstanding Jazz Vocalist
  • 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award – Lifetime Honors Award
  • 2018 Bistro Award Outstanding Contributions to the Art of Jazz

Discography

As leader

  • Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note, 1963)
  • Confirmation (East Wind, 1975)
  • Sheila (SteepleChase 1977)
  • Playground (ECM, 1980)
  • Last Year's Waltz (ECM, 1981)
  • Old Time Feeling (Muse (1982)
  • The Crossing (Blackhawk, 1984)
  • Body and Soul (CBS/Sony 1986)
  • Lost and Found (Muse, 1989)
  • Songs from Within (MA, 1989)
  • One for Junior (Muse, 1991)
  • Heart Strings (Muse, 1993)
  • Jazz Child (1998)
  • Jazz Child (HighNote, 1999)
  • Sheila's Back in Town (Splasc(h), 2000)
  • From the Heart (32 Records, 2000)
  • Straight Ahead (YVP/Splasc(h), 2000)
  • I've Grown Accustomed to the Bass (HighNote, 2000)
  • The Very Thought of Two (MA, 2000)
  • Little Song (HighNote, 2003)
  • Believe in Jazz (ELLA, 2004)
  • Celebration – Live at the Triad (HighNote, 2005)
  • Winter Sunshine (Justin Time, 2008)

As featured vocalist

With Carla Bley
  • Escalator over the Hill (JCOA, 1971)
With Cameron Brown
  • Here and How! (OmniTone 1997)
With Jane Bunnett
  • The Water Is Wide (1993)
With George Gruntz
  • Theatre (ECM, 1983)
With Bob Moses
  • When Elephants Dream of Music (Rykodisc 1982)
With Roswell Rudd
  • Flexible Flyer (Arista/Freedom 1974)
With Steve Swallow
  • Home (ECM, 1980)

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Spellman|first1=A.B.|title=Four Lives in the Bebop Business|date=1985|publisher=Limelight Editions|location=New York|isbn=0-87910-042-7|page=156|edition=1st Limelight}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=A Singer in the Mirror|last=Witherden|first=Barry|date=May 1987|work=The Wire|page=16}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Yanow|first=Scott|title=Sheila Jordan|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sheila-jordan-mn0000020047/biography|work=Artist Biography|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=August 3, 2013|quote=One of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers, Sheila Jordan has a relatively small voice, but has done the maximum with her instrument.}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Lifetime Honors|url=http://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/jmCMS/master.php?id=2012_04&type=bio|work=Biography|publisher=National Endowment for the Arts|accessdate=August 3, 2013|year=2012}}
5. ^{{cite web|last=Vitro|first=Roseanna|title=Sheila Jordan: Vocal Shaman|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/63757-sheila-jordan-vocal-shaman|publisher=JazzTimes|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=29 November 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Dagan|first=Ori|title=Joy and Justice: the Jazz Journey of Sheila Jordan|url=http://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/newsroom/feature-stories/225-sheilajordan|publisher=TheWholeNote|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=28 January 2009}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Jazz Great & Ccny Music Professor Sheila Jordan Wins MAC Lifetime Achievement Award|url=http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/pr/Sheila-Jordan-MAC-Award.cfm|publisher=The City College of New York|accessdate=August 3, 2013|location=Tribeca Performing Arts Center|date=April 10, 2006|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513172043/http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/pr/Sheila-Jordan-MAC-Award.cfm|archivedate=May 13, 2006|df=mdy-all}}
8. ^{{cite news |last=Feather|first=Leonard|title=Sheila Jordan's Slow Rise to Recognition|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-23/entertainment/ca-452_1_sheila-jordan|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=23 February 1989}}
9. ^{{cite web|title=Lifetime Honors|url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/jazz/jmCMS/JMbyyear.php|work=National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters|publisher=National Endowment for the Arts|accessdate=August 2, 2013|year=2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704081726/http://www.nea.gov/honors/jazz/jmCMS/JMbyYear.php|archivedate=July 4, 2010|df=mdy-all}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/btaylor/archive/jordan_sheila.html|work=Sheila Jordan|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=August 3, 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web |last = Myers|first = Marc |title=Interview: Sheila Jordan (Part 2)|url=http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/01/interview-sheila-jordan-part-2.html|publisher=JazzWax|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=5 January 2012}}
12. ^{{cite web|last=Reney|first=Tom|title=Sheila Jordan and Steve Kuhn|url=http://www.nepr.net/blog/sheila-jordan-and-steve-kuhn|publisher=New England Public Radio|accessdate=August 3, 2013|date=27 April 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806132433/http://www.nepr.net/blog/sheila-jordan-and-steve-kuhn|archivedate=August 6, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
13. ^{{cite web |last=Johnson|first=Ellen|title=ISBN 978-)-8108-8836-4|url=http://www.jazzchildthebook.com|publisher=Rowman and Littlefield|accessdate=24 April 2015|date= September 2014}}
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External links

  • Official site
  • Interview at vancouverjazz.com
  • Jazz Italia article
  • [https://www.npr.org/programs/btaylor/archive/jordan_sheila.html National Public Radio program with Billy Taylor]
  • One Final Note feature from 2005
  • Sheila Jordan interviewed by Eric Jackson on WGBH's Eric in the Evening
  • 2009 interview with Alyn Shipton for BBC Radio 3's 'Jazz Library' series
  • Billie Holiday: Year Of Lady Day by Alex Henderson, The New York City Jazz Record
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