Moments with Jazz Master Sheila Jordan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
Length: 07:26
5 Moments with vocalist and NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan.
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Transcript
SHEILA JORDAN_CHARLIE PARKER INFLUENCE
(2:00)
NOW, A JAZZ MOMENT…
MUSIC: Ko-Ko (Charlie Parker’s Reboppers)
CD: The History of Jazz – Bebop and Beyond
NFM Music Ltd 2010
Sheila Jordan: I looked at the jukebox and said, oh this looks interesting, Charlie Parker and the Reboppers. And I said I gotta check this out, you know…
NEA JAZZ MASTER, SHEILA JORDAN.
…So I put my nickel in and, oh my god, I heard 4 notes, and my hair just stood up on my arms! I said, I’ll dedicate my life to this music, whether I sing it or teach it or just go and support it. That was it!
SHEILA JORDAN IS ONE OF THOSE RARE VOCALISTS WHOSE STYLE IS MORE INFLUENCED BY INSTRUMENTALISTS THAN BY OTHER SINGERS. SHE COUNTS CHARLIE PARKER AS HER FIRST AND GREATEST INFLUENCE.
Sheila Jordan: I listened to Bird and I would sing along with him. I got to the point where I would put a tune on and if it was a...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ko-Ko | Charlie Parker's ReBoppers | The History of Jazz – Bebop and Beyond . | NFM Music Ltd. | 2010 | 00:00 |
| Hum Drum Blues | Sheila Jordan | Portrait of Sheila . | Blue Note Records | 2005 | 00:00 |
| Embraceable You | Sheila Jordan | I've Grown Accustomed to the Bass . | HighNote Records | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Baltimore Oriole | Sheila Jordan | Portrait of Sheila . | Blue Note Records | 2005 | 00:00 |
| I Got Rhythm | Sheila Jordan | I’ve Grown Accustomed to the Bass . | High Note Records | 2007 | 00:00 |
| My Favorite Recipe | Sheila Jordan | Jazz Child. | High Note Records | 1999 | 00:00 |
