Sheila Jordan – Portrait of Sheila: BN Tone Poet (180g Vinyl LP)

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Sheila Jordan’s Portrait of Sheila: Blue Note Tone Poet Reissue Mastered From the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray and Pressed at RTI

Detroit-born singer Sheila Jordan moved to New York City in 1951 and became a fixture on the jazz scene, befriending Charlie Parker and studying with the likes of Charles Mingus and Lennie Tristano. Jordan presented her inimitable vocal stylings on her 1962 debut Portrait of Sheila, one of only two vocal albums recorded for Blue Note during that era. Accompanied by a trio with Barry Galbraith on guitar, Steve Swallow on bass, and Denzil Best on drums, Jordan delivered delightful versions of songbook and jazz standards including swinging takes on Rodgers & Hart’s “Falling In Love With Love” and Irving Berlin’s “Let’s Face The Music And Dance”; expressive ballad singing on Frank Sinatra’s “I’m A Fool To Want You” and Tadd Dameron’s “If You Could See Me Now”; and a tour-de-force voice-bass duo version of Bobby Timmons’ soulful hard bop classic “Dat Dere.”

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

Musicians:

Sheila Jordan – Vocals
Barry Galbraith – Guitar
Steve Swallow – Bass
Denzil Best – Drums

Side A:

1. Falling In Love With Love
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Am I Blue
4. Dat Dere
5. When The World Was Young
6. Let’s Face The Music And Dance

Side B:

1. Laugh, Clown, Laugh
2. Who Can I Turn To Now
3. Baltimore Oriole
4. I’m A Fool To Want You
5. Hum Drum Blues
6. Willow Weep For Me