Sheila Jordan

vocals
born November 18, 1928 Detroit, Michigan

Peter Ind-Looking Out

Wave 1 E rec NYC 11/60
Ronnie Ball-p; Al Schackman-g; Peter Ind-b; Sheila Jordan-voc
Yesterdays (Kern/Harbach) 6:00
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

George Russell Sextet-The Outer View

Riverside 440 USA rec NYC 8/27/62
Don Ellis-tp; Garnett Brown-tb; Paul Plummer-ts; George Russell-p; Steve Swallow-b; Pete LaRoca-d; Sheila Jordan-voc
You Are My Sunshine (Davis/Mitchell) 12:04
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan-Portrait of Sheila

Blue Note 9002 USA rec Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Van Gelder Recording Studio 9/19/62
Sheila Jordan-voc; Barry Galbraith-g; Steve Swallow-b; Denzil Best-d
Falling In Love With Love (Rodgers/Hart) 2:30
Am I Blue (Clarke/Akst) 4:05
Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons) 2:40
If You Could See Me Now (Dameron/Sigman) 4:30
Baltimore Oriole (Carmichael/Webster) 2:30
When The World Was Young (Philippe/Gerard/Mercer) 4:36

same personnel, same place 10/12/62
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (unissued)
I'm A Fool To Want You (Wolf/Herron/Sinatra) 4:45
Hum Drum Blues (Oscar Brown, Jr.) 2:10
Willow Weep For Me (Ronell) 3:30
Let's Face The Music And Dance (Berlin) 1:15
Who Can I Turn To Now? (Wilder/Engvick) 3:20
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Lewis/Young/Fiorito) 3:05

Jack Reilly-Masks

Unichrom 9001 USA cd NYC, St. Peter's Lutheran Church 11/26/68
Jack Reilly-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Norman Marnell-ts; Jack Six-b; Joe Cocuzzo-d
Benedictus (Reilly) 7:20
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Carla Bley/Paul Haines-Escalator Over The Hill

JCOA JCO USA rec3 NYC, RCA Recording Studios 11/68 11/70-6/71 NYC, The Cinematheque 3/71 NYC, Public Theater 6/71
Enrico Rava-tp; Bob Carlisle-frh; Sharon Freeman-Frh,voc; Sam Burtis-tb; Jimmy Knepper-tb; Roswell Rudd-tb,voc; Jack Jeffers-btb,voc; John Buckingham-tu; Don Preston-synth; Carla Bley-org,p,voc; Michael Mantler-tp,p,el-p,ring mod p,voc; Don Cherry-voc; Jeanne Lee-voc; Jack Bruce-voc; Howard Johnson-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Jonathon Cott-voc; Steve Gebhardt-voc; Tyrus Gerlach-voc; Eileen Hale-voc; Rosalind Hupp-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Timothy Marquand-voc; Nancy Newton-voc; Tod Papageorge-voc; Bob Stewart-voc; Pat Stewart-voc; Viva-voc
...This Is Here (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 6:00

Michael Mantler-tp; Bob Carlisle-Frh; Sharon Freeman-Frh,voc; Sam Burtis-tb; Jimmy Knepper-tb; Roswell Rudd-tb; Jack Jeffers-b-tb,voc; John Buckingham-tu; Perry Robinson-cl; Jimmy Lyons-as; Gato Barbieri-ts; Chris Woods-bs; Carla Bley-p; Charlie Haden-b; Rosalind Hupp-voc; Karen Mantler-voc; Howard Johnson-voc; Timothy Marquand-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Nancy Newton-voc; Phyllis Schneider-voc; Pat Stewart-voc
Escalator Over The Hill (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 4:51

Michael Mantler-tp; Sharon Freeman-Frh; Roswell Rudd-tb; Jack Jeffers-b-tb; John Buckingham-tu; Gato Barbieri-ts; Charlie Haden-b; Paul Motian-d; Sheila Jordan-voc; Bob Stewart-voc; Tod Papageorge-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Carla Bley-voc
Ginger And David (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 1:40

Michael Snow-tp; Howard Johnson-tu,voc,yodeling; Peggy Imig-ts; Richard Youngstein-b; Nancy Newton-vla,voc; Michael Mantler-tp,v-tb; Bob Carlisle-Frh: Roswell Rudd-tb; Jack Jeffers-b-tb; John Buckingham-tu; Perry Robinson-cl; Jimmy Lyons-as; Gato Barbieri-ts; Chris Woods-bs; Carla Bley-p,voc; Charlie Haden-b; Paul Motian-d; Linda Ronstadt-voc; Sam Burtis-voc; Timothy Marquand-voc; Tod Papageorge-voc; Bob Stewart-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Sharon Freeman-voc; Rosalind Hupp-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Pat Stewart-voc
Over Her Head (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 2:37

Michael Mantler-tp; Sharon Freeman-Frh,voc; Sam Burtis-tb; Roswell Rudd-tb; Jack Jeffers-b-tb,voc; John Buckingham-tu; Charlie Haden-b; Paul Motian-d; Don Preston-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Rosalind Hupp-voc; Howard Johnson-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Timothy Marquand-voc; Nancy Newton-voc; Tod Papageorge-voc; Bob Stewart-voc; Pat Stewart-voc
End Of Animals (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 1:25

Don Cherry-tp,voc; Michael Mantler-tp,el-p,ring modulated-p,voc; Roswell Rudd-tb; Sam Burtis-tb; Jack Jeffers-b-tb,voc; Sharon Freeman-Frh,voc; John Buckingham-tu; Souren Baronian-cl; Leroy Jenkins-vln; Carla Bley-org,voc; John McLaughlin-el-g; Sam Brown-g; Ron McClure-b; Jack Bruce-el-b,voc; Charlie Haden-b; Paul Motian-d,perc; Calo Scott-cel; Jeanne Lee-voc; Howard Johnson-voc; Jane Blackstone-voc; Jonathon Cott-voc; Steve Gebhardt-voc; Tyrus Gerlach-voc; Eileen Hale-voc; Rosalind Hupp-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Timothy Marquand-voc; Nancy Newton-voc; Tod Papageorge-voc; Bob Stewart-voc; Pat Stewart-voc; Viva-voc
...And It's Again (Carla Bley/Paul Haines) 9:55
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Roswell Rudd and The Jazz Composer's Orchestra-Numatik Swing Band

JCOA 1007 USA rec NYC, Butterfly Mobile Sound Van 7/6/73
Roswell Rudd-frh,tb; Enrico Rava-tp; Mike Lawrence-tp; Charles Sullivan-tp; Michael Krasnov-tp; Art Baron-tb; Gary Brocks-tb; Janet Donaruma-frh; Sharon Freeman-frh; Jeffrey Schlegel-frh; Bob Stewart-tu; Howard Johnson-tu; Mike Bresler-pic,fl,ss; Dewey Redman-cl,ts; Martin Alter-fl,oboe,as; Perry Robinson-cl; Carlos Ward-fl,as; Charles Davis-ss,bs; Hod O'Brien-p; Sirone-b; Charlie Haden-b; Beaver Harris-d; Sue Evans-perc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Lou Grassi-d; Dan Johnson-perc
Vent (Rudd) 4:50
Breathahoward (Rudd) 2:52
Circulation (Rudd) 10:15
Lullaby For Greg (Rudd/Galbraith/Jordan) 11:10
Aerosphere (Rudd) 14:15

Roswell Rudd-Flexible Flyer

Arista/Freedom 1006 USA rec NYC, Blue Rock Studio 3/74
Roswell Rudd-tb,frh; Sheila Jordan-voc; Hod O'Brien-p; Arild Andersen-b; Barry Altschul-d
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (Michel Legrand) 5:06
Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock) 8:43
Suh Blah Blah Buh Sibi (Roswell Rudd) 9:40
Waltzing In The Sagebrush (Hod O'Brien) 5:34
Moselle Variations (Roswell Rudd) 16:10
a. Whatever Turns You On Baby
b. Tuff Muffins
c. Moselle

Marcello Melis/Mario Schiano-Perdas De Fogu (Burning Stones)

RCA/Vista 1082 I rec NYC, Blue Rock Studio 6/13/74 6/14/74
Mario Schiano-as; Sheila Jordan-voc; Don Pullen-p; Bruce Johnson-g; Marcello Melis-b; Ray Mantilla-perc; Jerome Cooper-d
Sa Bruscia Narat (Melis)
Italjazz (Melis)
Rivvalta (Melis)
Perdas De Fogu (Melis)
Sulcis (Melis)
Anghelu Ruju (Melis)

Sheila Jordan-Confirmation

East Wind 8024 J rec NYC, Vanguard Studio 7/12/75 7/13/75
Sheila Jordan-voc; Norman Marnell-ts; Alan Pasqua-p; Cameron Brown-b; Beaver Harris-d
Introduction 0:25
God Bless The Child (B. Holiday/A. Herzog, Jr.) 4:49
My Favorite Things (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein) 6:47
Inch Worm (Frank Loesser) 6:00
Because We're Kids (Dr. Seuss/F. Hollander) 4:46
Confirmation (C. Parker/S. Spight) 8:55
By Myself (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz) 1:50
Why Was I Born (J. Kern/O. Hammerstein) 3:12
Pearlie's Swine (Steve Kuhn) 5:42

Roswell Rudd-Blown-Bone

Phillips RJ-7490 J rec NYC 3/26/76 3/27/76
Enrico Rava-tp; Roswell Rudd-tb,mbira,sanza,per; Kenny Davern-cl,ss; Steve Lacy-ss,perc; Tyrone Washington-ts; Patti Bown-p; Wilbur Little-b; Paul Motian-d; Jordan Steckel-bata d; Sheila Jordan-voc
Blues For The Planet Earth
You Blew It
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks?)

Sheila Jordan And The Johnny Knapp Trio-Sheila

Grapevine 3307 USA rec late 1976
Sheila Jordan-voc; Johnny Knapp-p; Ziggy Willman-d; Steve Swallow-b
Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) 2:38
Wouldn't It Be Loverly? (Lerner/Loewe) 2:35
I'm A Fool To Want You (Wolf/Herron/Sinatra) 4:12
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington) 1:51
Love For Sale (Cole Porter) 2:35
I'm A Girl (?) 4:15
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (Lewis/Young/Fiorito) 3:50
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)
(This is a bootleg record)

Sheila Jordan & Arild Andersen-Sheila

SteepleChase 1081 DK rec Oslo, Bendiksens Studio 8/27/77 8/28/77
Sheila Jordan-voc; Arild Andersen-b
Song Of Joy (B. Preston/R. Boutte) 2:01
Hold Out Your Hands (S. Kuhn) 3:17
Lush Life (B. Strayhorn) 4:49
The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers (S. Kuhn) 3:21
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (M. Legrand) 2:52
On Green Dolphin Street (B. Kaper/N. Washington) 3:24
It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers/Hart) 3:58 (SteepleChase SCCD-31081 only)
Don't Explain (B. Holiday/A. Herzog) 4:57
Better Than Anything (D. Wheat/W. Loughborough) 2:52
The Lady (R. Stevenson) 4:24
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (S. Claire/S. Sept/B. Palmer) 3:07
Song Of Joy (B. Preston/R. Boutte) 3:48

Marcello Melis-Free To Dance

Black Saint 0023 I rec NYC, Downtown Studio 5/78 (Mamuthones' bells rec. 1976 in Mamoiada, Sardinia)
Sheila Jordan-voc; Jeanne Lee-voc; Lester Bowie-tp; Enrico Rava-tp; George Lewis-tb; Gary Valente-tb; Fred Hopkins-b; Marcello Melis-b; Don Pullen-p; Nana Vasconcelos-perc; Don Moye-sun perc
Before The Lights Go On (Melis) 6:48
Struggle To Be (Melis) 11:55
Free To Dance (Melis) 16:43

Various Artists-Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert

Jazz 3 USA rec5 NYC, Town Hall 1/28/79
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harold Danko-p; Cameron Brown-b; Lou Grassi-d
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter) 6:30
Yesterdays (Kern/Harbach) 4:47
Confirmation (Charlie Parker) 7:18
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band-Playground

ECM 1159 USA rec NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 7/79
Steve Kuhn-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Bob Moses-d
Tomorrow's Son (Kuhn) 8:58
Gentle Thoughts (Kuhn) 7:22
Poem For No. 15 (Kuhn) 7:08
The Zoo (Kuhn) 4:32
Deep Tango (Kuhn) 10:41
Life's Backward Glance (Kuhn) 5:35

Music by Steve Swallow to poems by Robert Creeley-Home

ECM 1160 USA rec NYC, Columbia Recording Studios 9/79
Sheila Jordan-voc; Steve Kuhn-p; David Liebman-saxes; Lyle Mays-synth; Bob Moses-d; Steve Swallow-b
Some Echoes (Swallow/Creeley) 5:35
"She was young..." (Swallow/Creeley) 3:32
"Nowhere one..." (Swallow/Creeley) 4:57
Colors (Swallow/Creeley) 4:22
Home (Swallow/Creeley) 3:20
In the Fall (Swallow/Creeley) 4:00
"You didn't think..." (Swallow/Creeley) 2:53
Ice Cream (Swallow/Creeley) 4:16
Echo (Swallow/Creeley) 5:22
Midnight (Swallow/Creeley) 3:42

Steve Kuhn & Sheila Jordan-An Interview With Steve Kuhn & Sheila Jordan

ECM WBMS 113 USA rec The Warner Bros. Music Show 1980
Steve Kuhn-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc
side 1 21:21
side 2 26:56

Steve Kuhn Quartet

(private tape) Kristianstad Jazz Festival, Sweden 7/5/80
Steve Kuhn-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Bob Moses-d
(unknown titles)
Deep Tango
Little Willie Leaps


Steve Kuhn Quartet-Last Year's Waltz

ECM 1213 D rec NYC, Fat Tuesday's 4/81
Steve Kuhn-p; Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Bob Moses-d
Turn To Gold (Kuhn) 3:45
The Drinking Song (Kuhn) 5:42
Last Year's Waltz (Kuhn) 4:04
I Remember You (V. Schertzinger/J. Mercer) 8:19
Mexico (Swartz) 5:02
The Fruit Fly (Kuhn) 5:37
The Feeling Within (Kuhn) 4:46
Medley: Old Folks (D. Hill/W. Robinson)/Well You Needn't (T. Monk) 2:00
Confirmation (C. Parker) 5:24
The City Of Dallas (S. Swallow) 2:55

Bob Moses-When Elephants Dream of Music

Gramavision 8203 USA rec NYC, Vanguard Studio 4/11/82 4/12/82
Joe Bonadio-perc; Ayieb Dieng-perc; Michael Formanek-b; David Friedman-vib,marimba; Bill Frisell-el-g; David Gross-as; Doc Halliday-ts,ss; Terumasa Hino-cor; Howard Johnson-el-cbcl,tu; Sheila Jordan-voc; Lyle Mays-synth; Rahboat Ntumba Moses-d,humdrums,voc; Jim Pepper-ts; Barry Rogers-tb,btb; Chris Rogers-tp; Steve Swallow-el-b; Nana Vasconcelos-perc,voc
Happy To Be Here Today (Bob Moses) 2:44
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Aki Takase-ABC

Union ULP-5505 J rec NYC, Vanguard Studios 5/20/82 5/21/82 5/24/82
Aki Takase-p; Cecil McBee-b; Bob Moses-d; Sheila Jordan-voc
I Hear Your Music (0:39)
Dohke (6:32)
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan/Harvie Swartz Duo-Old Time Feeling

Palo Alto 8038 USA rec NYC, Eurosound 10/15/82
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b
I Miss That Old Time Feeling (H. Swartz) 4:04
Sleeping Bee (H. Arlen/T. Capote) 4:24
How Deep Is The Ocean? (I. Berlin) 4:00
The Thrill Is Gone (L. Brown/R. Henderson) 4:02
Tribute (Quasimodo) (C. Parker/S. Jordan) 5:27
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (D. Ellington/I. Mills) 3:21
Lazy Afternoon (J. Moross/J. LaTouche) 8:06
Whose Little Angry Man Are You? (J. Woldin/W. Britten) 2:37
Let's Face The Music And Dance (I. Berlin) 4:50
Some Other Time (L. Bernstein/A. Green/B. Comden) 2:48

The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '83-Theatre

ECM 1265 D rec Ludwigsburg, Tonstudio Bauer 7/1/83
Bill Pussey-tp,flh; Marcus Belgrave-tp,flh; Tom Harrell-tp,flh; Palle Mikkelborg-tp,flh; Peter Gordon-frh; Tom Varner-frh; Dave Bargeron-tb,euph; Julian Priester-tb; David Taylor-btb; Howard Johnson-tu,bcl,brs; Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky-as,ss,cl; Charlie Mariano-as,ss,fl; Seppo "Baron" Paakkunainen-ts,fl; Dino Saluzzi-bandoneon; George Gruntz-keys; Mark Egan-b; Bob Moses-d; Sheila Jordan-voc
El Chancho (Dino Saluzzi) 15:14
In The Tradition Of Switzerland (George Gruntz) 9:18
No One Can Explain It (George Gruntz/Amiri Baraka) 6:22
The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy (George Gruntz) 25:16

Egil Kapstad-Epilog (Bill Evans in Memoriam)

NOPA 2901 N rec Oslo, Høvikodden Arts Centre, 1984
Sheila Jordan-voc; Egil Kapstad-p; Bjørn Johansen-ts; Bjørn Alterhaug-b; Egil "Bop" Johansen-d; Norwegian String Quartet:  Ørnulf Boye Hansen-vln; Mette Steen-vln; Oddbjørn Bauer-vla; Merete Olsen-cel
Epilog, part one (Kapstad) 25:52
Epilog, part two (Kapstad) 15:25


Sheila Jordan-The Crossing

Blackhawk 50501 USA rec NYC, Gramavision Studios 10/1/84 10/2/84
Sheila Jordan-voc; Kenny Barron-p; Harvie Swartz-b; Ben Riley-d; Tom Harrell-flh
Inchworm (F. Loesser) 4:02
Sheila's Blues (S. Jordan) 6:30
Little Willie Leaps (M. Davis) 3:42
It Never Entered My Mind (Rodgers/Hart) 5:30
The Crossing (S. Jordan) 3:28
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (C. Porter) 4:25
You Must Believe In Spring (M. Legrand) 2:34
Suite For Lady And Prez 7:25
Goodbye Porkpie Hat (C. Mingus)
Don't Explain (Holiday/Herzog)
I Got Rhythm (G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin)
Until Tomorrow (H. Swartz) 3:45

Various Artists-That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk

A&M; SP-6600 USA rec2 NYC, Mediasound Studios Detroit, Sound Suite 1984
David Was-fl; Don Was-g,synth,horn arr; Sheila Jordan-voc; Marcus Belgrave-tp; Jervonny Collier-tb; David McMurray-as; Michael Ward-ts; Larry Fratangelo-perc; Sweet Pea Atkinson-voc; Harry Bowens-voc; Carol Hall-voc; Donald Ray Mitchell-voc
Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are (Thelonious Monk) 1:53
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Various Artists-More Mistletoe Magic

Palo Alto 8047 USA rec Hollywood, 1985
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b
God Rest Ye/We Three Kings
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)


Sheila Jordan-Body and Soul

CBS/Sony 687 J cd NYC, Sound Ideas Studio 9/16/86 9/17/86
Sheila Jordan-voc; Kenny Barron-p; Harvie Swartz-b; Ben Riley-d; Frank Wess-ts
Body and Soul (Green/Sour/Heyman/Eyton)
Falling in Love with Love (Rodgers/Hart)
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (Legrand/Bergman/Bergman)
A Sleepin' Bee (Arlen/Capote)
I'm a Fool to Want You (Wolf/Herron/Sinatra)
How Deep is the Ocean? (Berlin)
Lush Life (Strayhorn)
Baltimore Oriole (Carmichael/Webster)
Mood Indigo (Ellington/Bigard/Mills)
When the World Was Young (Gerald/Vannier/Mercer)

25 Years George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band-Sins 'n Wins 'n Funs: Left-Cores and Hard-Core En-Cores

TCOB 96602 CH cd Geneva, Paladium 4/12/87
Palle Mikkelborg-tp; Sheila Jordan-voc; others
Plainsong (Gruntz) 4:05
(see 11/2/88 for one more track)
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band '87-Happening Now!

hat ART 6008 CH cd Fort Worth, TX, Caravan of Dreams 10/16/87 10/17/87
Marvin Stamm-tp,flh; Kenny Wheeler-tp,flh; Enrico Rava-tp,flh; Manfred Schoof-tp,flh; Franco Ambrosetti-tp,flh; Tom Varner-frh; Sharon Freeman-frh; Ray Anderson-tb; Art Baron-tb; David Taylor-tb; Howard Johnson-bs,tu; Lee Konitz-reeds; Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky-reeds; Joe Henderson-reeds; Larry Schneider-reeds; Sheila Jordan-voc; George Gruntz-keys; Mike Richmond-b; Bob Moses-d
Happening Now? (George Gruntz/Allen Ginsberg) 15:13
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan & Harvie Swartz-The Very Thought Of Two

MA 005 J cd Tokyo, Vario Hall 2/4/88
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b
The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) 4:13
Lost in the Stars (Anderson/Weill) 5:08
Honeysuckle Rose (Razaf/Waller))/Ain't Misbehavin' (Brooks/Razaf) 8:45
You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis) 3:58
Dat Dere (Brown/Timmons) 2:52
The Bird/Quasimodo (Parker/Jordan) 10:56
Spirits Arise (H. Swartz)/Mourning Song (S. Jordan)/The Water is Wide (trad.) 11:21
Let's Face the Music and Dance (Irving Berlin)/Cheek to Cheek (Irving Berlin)/Sheila's Blues (Jordan) 11:11
You Must Believe in Spring (Bergman/Demy) 6:16

Karlheinz Miklin-Looking Back

SOS Music J006 A cd Graz, Austria 4/88
Karlheinz Miklin-alto-fl,as; Peter Mihelic-p; Ewald Oberleitner-b; Heimo Wiederhofer-d; Sheila Jordan-voc
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Mingus)
Don't Explain (Herzog/Holiday)
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)


25 Years George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band-Sins 'n Wins 'n Funs: Left-Cores and Hard-Core En-Cores

TCOB 96602 CH cd Berlin Jazz Festival 11/2/88
Sheila Jordan-voc; Arturo Sandoval-tp; Howard Johnson-tu; Dino Saluzzi-bandoneon; Peter Erskine-d; others
The Berlin Tango (Gruntz/Jordan) 7:34
(see 4/12/87 for one more track)
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan & Harvie Swartz-Songs from Within

MA 014 J cd Matsumoto, Japan, The Harmony Hall 3/1/89
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b
Dedication (S. Jordan/H. Swartz) 5:52
If You Could See Me Now (Dameron/Sigman) 4:14
Waltz for Debby (Evans/Lees) 4:13
Good Morning Heartache (Drake/Fisher) 3:40
St. Thomas (S. Rollins/S. Jordan) 4:09
You Don't Know What Love Is Depaul/Raye() 3:49
My Shinin' Hour (Arlen/Mercer) 3:18
We'll Be Together Again (Fischer/Laine) 3:56
Alone Together (Dietz/Schwartz) 4:22
A Child Is Born (Jones/Wilder) 4:35
In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington/Kurtz) 5:27
I Got Rhythm (Gershwin/Gershwin)/Anthropology (Gillespie/Parker) 6:33
Birmingham Jail (/S. Jordan) 4:45

Sheila Jordan-Lost and Found

Muse 5390 USA cd NYC, Sound on Sound 9/28/89 9/29/89
Sheila Jordan-voc; Kenny Barron-p; Harvie Swartz-b; Ben Riley-d
The Very Thought of You (R. Noble) 6:36
Good Morning Heartache (E. M. Drake/D. Fisher) 6:58
Alone Together (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz) 6:34
The Water is Wide (P.D.) 6:33
Anthropology (C. Parker/D. Gillespie) 4:42
Lost in the Stars (M. Anderson/K. Weill) 4:34
I Concentrate on You (C. Porter) 4:55
My Shining Hour (H. Arlen/J. Mercer)/We'll Be Together Again (F. Laine/C. Fischer) 6:48

Goetz Tangerding Trio-Jazztracks

Bhakti 26 D cd Ludwigsburg, Studio Bauer 10/25/89 1/24/90
Christian Stock-b; Heimo Wiederhofer-d; Goetz Tangerding-p; Sheila Jordan-voc
Ballad of the Sad Young Men (Wolf/Landesman) 5:08
Whose Angry Little Man (Woldin/Britten) 6:12

Wolfgang Lackerschmid-vib added
Bird - Quasimodo (Jordan/Parker) 6:46
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Various Artists-Songposts Vol. 1

Word of Mouth 1004 CND cd NYC, Current Sounds 8/27/91
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b
Waltz for Debby (B. Evans/G. Lees) 4:11
I've Grown Accustomed To Your Bass (A. Lerner/F. Loewe) 3:53
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan/Mark Murphy-One for Junior

Muse 5489 USA cd NYC, Sear Sound 9/24/91
Sheila Jordan-voc; Mark Murphy-voc; Kenny Barron-p; Harvie Swartz-b; Ben Riley-d; Bill Mays-synth,p
Where You At? (J. Segal/G. Handy) 6:24
Round About (O. Nash/V. Duke)/It All Goes Round (D. Foster) 6:23
One For Junior (S. Jordan/M. Murphy) 7:56
Trust In Me (Wever/Schwartz/Ager) 6:32
The Bird (S. Jordan)/Tribute (Quasimodo) (C. Parker/S. Jordan)/Embraceable You (G. Gershwin/I. Gershwin) 7:05
Aria 18 (G. Gruntz/A. Baraka) 5:25
The Best Thing For You (I. Berlin) 4:40
Don't Like Goodbyes (H. Arlen/T. Capote)/Difficult to Say Goodbye (E. Hoffman) 4:49
(Jordan does not appear on other track)

George Gruntz/Allen Ginsberg-Cosmopolitan Greeting

Musikszene Schwiez MGB CD 9203 CH cd2 Kolner Philharmonie 5/26/92
George Gruntz-dir,comp,p; Allen Ginsberg-libretto; Renee Manning-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Mark Murphy-voc; Don Cherry-tp,ethno-instruments; Ray Anderson-tb,voc; Howard Johnson-tu,bs,voc; Freddie Santiago-perc; Mike Richmond-b; Danny Gottlieb-d; Heiner Wilberny-sax; Harald Rosenstein-sax; Olivier Peters-sax; Rolf Romer-sax; Steffen Schorn-sax; Andy Haderer-tp; Rob Bruynen-tp; Klaus Osterloh-tp; John Marshall-tp; Dave Horler-tb; Ludwig Nuss-tb; Bernt Laukamp-tb; Roy Deuvall-tb; Christoph Eidens-perc
Happening Now? (Gruntz/Ginsberg) 11:21
Those Two & Maturity (Gruntz/Ginsberg) 7:01
7th Avenue Express Blues (Gruntz/Ginsberg) 11:03
FUN (NY DEATH) (Gruntz/Ginsberg) 7:58
Prophecy (Gruntz/Ginsberg) 8:58
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Sheila Jordan-Heart Strings

Muse 5468 USA cd NYC, Clinton Recording Studios 3/5/93 3/6/93
Sheila Jordan-voc Alan Broadbent-p Harvie Swartz-b Marvin "Smitty" Smith-d Amy Hiraga-vln Laura Frautschi-vln Maria Lambros Kannen-vla Peter Wyrick-cel
Haunted Heart (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz) 5:24
Out to Sea (Sail Away) (T. Harrell) 5:22
Japanese Dream (C. Jordan)/What'll I Do (I. Berlin) 4:19
If I Had You (T. Shapiro/J. Campbell) 4:44
Heart's Desire (A. Broadbent/D. Frishberg) 5:39
Inchworm (F. Loesser)/The Caterpillar Song (L. Gelb) 11:42
Comes Love (L. Brown/C. Tobias) 3:21
Look for the Silver Lining (J. Kern/B. DeSylva) 5:42

Lee Konitz-Rhapsody II

Paddle Wheel KICJ-210 J cd NYC, The Studio 7/7/93
Sheila Jordan-voc; Harvie Swartz-b; Lee Konitz-ss
You Don't Know What Love Is (Don Raye/Gene DePaul) 6:48
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Jane Bunnett-The Water is Wide

Evidence 22091 USA cd Reaction Sound 8/18/93 8/19/93
Jane Bunnett-ss; Larry Cramer-tp; Don Pullen-p; Billy Hart-d; Kieran Overs-b; Sheila Jordan-voc
You Must Believe In Spring (Legrand/Bergman/Demy) 6:35

Jeanne Lee-voc added
The Water Is Wide (trad.) 7:41
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Spirits-Live at Vartan Jazz

Vartan Jazz 004 USA cd Denver, Vartan Jazz 9/30/94 10/1/94
Mark Soskin-p Harvie Swartz-b Joe LaBarbera-d Sheila Jordan-voc
Danny Boy (trad./F. Weatherly) 5:05
Quasimodo (C. Parker/Sheila Jordan) 7:23
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra-Bethlehem Counterpoint

Aardmuse 102 USA cd 1997
Mark Harvey-cond,music dir; Arni Cheatham-reeds; Peter Bloom-reeds; Phil Scarff-reeds; Daniel Ian Smith-reeds; Mark Messier-reeds; Dan Zupan-reeds; Brad Jones-reeds; Dan Bosshardt-reeds; K.C. Dunbar-tp; Jeanne Snodgrass-tp; Taylor Ho Bynum-tp; Greg Kelley-tp; Mike Peipman-tp; Bob Pilkington-tb; Jay Keyser-tb; Jeff Marsanskis-tb,tu; Bill Lowe-tb,tu; Richard Nelson-g; Jesse Williams-b; Ken Filiano-b; Jane Wang-b; Jerry Edwards-el-b,voc; Harry Wellott-d; Craig Ellis-perc; Donna Hewitt-Didham-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc

Cameron Brown and the Hear and Now-Here and How!

OmniTone 15205 USA cd Gouvy, Belgium 11/97, Brussels 11/97
Sheila Jordan-voc; Dave Ballou-tp,flh; Cameron Brown-b; Leon Parker-d; Dewey Redman-ts
Art Deco (Don Cherry) 10:53
For All We Know (J. Fred Coots/Sam Lewis) 8:50
Rylie's Bounce (Cameron Brown) 12:22
Remembrance (D. Cherry) 8:43
Medley:  What Reason Could I Give? (Ornette Coleman)/For Dad and Dannie (C. Brown) 10:27
Double Arc Jake (Don Pullen) 14:14


Sheila Jordan and E.S.P. Trio-Sheila's Back in Town

Splasc(h) CHD 804.2 I cd Cremona, Italy 3/1/98 Koper, Italy 3/7/98 Busto Arsizio, Italy 3/10/98 Bologna 3/14/98 Alcamo, Italy 3/17/98 Forli, Italy 3/20/98 Ancona, Italy 3/21/98
Sheila Jordan-voc; Roberto Cipelli-p; Attillio Zanchi-b; Gianni
Cazzola-d; *Modern Ensemble chamber ensemble on selected songs: Riccardo Parruci-fl; Gloria Merani-vln; Alessandro Franconi-vla; Filippo Burchietti-cel
Art Deco (D. Cherry/S. Jordan) 10:59
The Bird/Tribute (S. Jordan) 2:49
*Prelude II (G. Gershwin) 2:26
*Someone to Watch Over Me (G. Gershwin) 5:27
Inchworm (F. Loesser) 4:55
Look for the Silver Lining (De Silva/J. Kern) 4:19
Sheila's Blues (S. Jordan) 8:11
*The Water Is Wide 5:50
Morning Song/Dat Dere (S. Jordan/Timmons-Brown) 8:03
I Got Rhythm/Rhythm A Ning (G.Gershwin/T. Monk) 6:39
Lazy Afternoon (La Touche/Moross) 3:39
Where You At (J. Segal/G. Handy) 10:08

Sheila Jordan-Jazz Child

HighNote 7029 USA cd NYC, Sound on Sound 4/1/98 4/2/98
Sheila Jordan-voc; Theo Bleckmann-voc (3,7,12 only); Steve Kuhn-p; Dave Finck-b; Billy Drummond-d
Jazz Child (Sheila Jordan) 0:33
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) 5:22
Reel Time (Chris Lee) 3:13
Art Deco (Don Cherry/Sheila Jordan) 6:16
The Zoo (Steve Kuhn) 4:17
My Ship (Kurt Weill/Ira Gershwin) 4:03
Oh Henry (Gil Fuller/Ernie Henry) 3:17
Bird Alone (Abbey Lincoln) 4:43
Medley: Ballad for Miles (Sheila Jordan)/My Funny Valentine (Rodgers/Hart) 9:27
Buffalo Wings (Tom Harrell/Cheryl Pyle) 6:21
Everything Happens to Me (Matt Dennis/Tom Adair) 4:37
Medley: Everytime We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter)/For All We Know (Fred Coots/Sam Lewis) 5:38
Jazz Child - Reprise (Sheila Jordan) 0:36

Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown-I've Grown Accustomed to the Bass

HighNote 7043 USA cd
Sheila Jordan-voc; Cameron Brown-b
The Very Thought of You
Better Than Anything
Dat Dere
Medley: Mourning Song/Tribute Quasimodo/Embraceable You/Goodbye Porkpie Hat/Good Morning Heartache/I Got Rhythm/Listen to Monk
Sheila's Blues
I've Grown Accustomed to the Bass

Roswell Rudd-Broad Strokes

KFW 276 USA cd Saugerties, NY, Nevessa Studio 9/22/99
Sheila Jordan-voc; Mike Kull-p; Roswell Rudd-tb
The Light (Rudd) 10:40
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)

Christian Stock Trio-Straight Ahead

YVP Music 3080 D cd
Christian Stock-b; Karel Ruzicka-p; Walter Bittner-d; Sheila Jordan-voc
Autumn in New York (Vernon Duke)
Barbados (Charlie Parker)
Sail Away (Tom Harrell)
Song of Joy (Billy Preston)
(Jordan does not appear on other tracks)


Sheila Jordan-Little Song

HighNote 7096 USA CD NYC, The Studio 6/3/2002 6/4/2002 
Sheila Jordan-voc; Tom Harrell-tp,flh; Steve Kuhn-p; David Finck-b; Billy Drummond-d


Clay Hammond-I Kissed Her Gone

Evejim 2068 USA CD 
Clay Hammond-voc; Sheila Jordan-voc; Billy Ray Charles-g; James "Boo Boo" Davis-g