After a long layoff from recording following her debut album in 1962,
Sheila Jordan was very active in the 1970s, and is in top form on these
1975 sessions made for the Japanese label East Wind. Accompanied by
pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Cameron Brown, drummer Beaver Harris, and
tenor saxophonist Norman Marnell, she devotes the first half of the
release to a medley of songs dedicated to children. Her intriguing
approach to such standards as "God Bless the Child," "My Favorite
Things," and "Inch Worm" provides plenty of solo space for the musicians
between numbers, while they also dazzle the listener throughout each
track. This medley wraps with the playful but charming "Because We're
Kids" (penned by Dr. Seuss). The remainder of the disc is primarily
devoted to standards. Jordan's adroit duet with Brown in "Confirmation"
gives her a chance to show off her scatting. "By Myself" is a miniature
duet, first with Harris (on brushes) and then Pasqua as the piece segues
into a moving performance of "Why Was I Born." Her performance of Steve
Kuhn's challenging "Pearlie's Swine" adds a nice twist to a marvelous
date, which was finally reissued by Test of Time in 2005. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1 Introduction 0:26
2 God Bless the Child 5:01
Billie Holiday
3 My Favorite Things 6:43
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
4 Inch Worm 6:05
Frank Loesser
5 Because We're Kids 4:52
Sheila Jordan
6 Confirmation 8:59
Charlie Parker
7 By Myself 1:50
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
8 Why Was I Born 3:17
Jerome Kern
9 Pearlie's Swine 5:43
Steve Kuhn
Personnel :
Sheila Jordan (vocals);
Norman Marnell (tenor saxophone);
Alan Pasqua (piano);
Cameron Brown (double bass);
Beaver Harris (drums).
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