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Sheila Jordan
Detroit, United States • 1928-11-18 – 2025-08-11
Sheila Jordan is credited on 208 releases across 56 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
208
Pressings credited
56
Albums
7
Decades active
15
In collections
Biography
Sheila Jeannette Jordan (née Dawson; November 18, 1928 – August 11, 2025) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. She 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 described her as "one of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers". Charlie Parker often introduced Jordan as "the lady with the million dollar ears".
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Credited work
208 releases · 56 albums · active 1960–2025
- Performance · 186
- Other credits · 108
- Production · 6
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Plaza Sound Studios · Columbia Recording Studios · Blue Rock Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Roswell Rudd
- Marcello Melis
- Carla Bley
- The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- Bob Moses
- George Russell
- Steve Kuhn Quartet
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