SHEILA JORDAN - Portrait Of Sheila (1963-1989) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Sheila Jordan's debut recording was one of the very few vocal records made for Blue Note during Alfred Lion's reign. Accompanied by the subtle guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist Steve Swallow, and drummer Denzil Best, Jordan sounds quite distinctive, cool-toned, and adventurous during her classic date. Her interpretations of Oscar Brown, Jr.'s "Hum Drum Blues" and 11 standards (including "Falling in Love With Love," "Dat Dere," "Baltimore Oriole," and "I'm a Fool to Want You") are both swinging and haunting. Possibly because of her originality, Sheila Jordan would not record again for over a dozen years, making this highly recommended set quite historic.  by Scott Yanow

Tracklist :

1 Falling In Love With Love 2:28
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
2 If You Could See Me Now 4:28
Tadd Dameron / Carl Sigman
3 Am I Blue 4:09
Harry Akst / Grant Clarke
4 Date Dere 2:40
Bobby Timmons
5 When The World Was Young 4:40
Johnny Mercer / Michel Philippe-Gérard / Angele Vannier
6 Let's Face The Music And Dance 1:12
Irving Berlin
7 Laugh, Clown, Laugh 3:07
Sam M. Lewis / Ted Fio Rito / Joe Young
8 Who Can I Turn To? 3:16
William Engvick / Alec Wilder
9 Baltimore Oriole 2:30
Hoagy Carmichael / Paul Francis Webster
10 I'm A Fool To Want You 2:30
Joel Herron / Frank Sinatra / Jack Wolf
11 Hum Drum Blues 2:10
Oscar Brown, Jr.
12 Willow Weep For Me 3:27
Ann Ronell

Credits :

Bass – Steve Swallow

Drums – Denzil Best

Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder

Guitar – Barry Galbraith

Vocals – Sheila Jordan