Artist.......: Sheila Jordan
Album........: Confirmation
Label........: East Wind
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: EJD-3079
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Apr-03-2006
str.date.....: Jul-12-1975
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.sheilajordanjazz.com
track title time
01. Introduction 00:26
02. God Bless the Child 05:01
03. My Favorite Things 06:43
04. Inch Worm 06:05
05. Because We're Kids 04:54
06. Confirmation 08:58
07. By Myself 01:50
08. Why Was I Born 03:18
09. Pearlie's Swine 05:44
Runtime 42:59 min
Size 58,4 MB
Release Notes:
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.