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Sheila Jordan

Born Sheila Dawson on November 18, 1928, in Detroit Michigan, Sheila Jordan is an acclaimed jazz and free jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter. She is best-known for pioneering a scat jazz style often only accompanied by an upright bass. She grew up in Summerhill, Pennsylvania but returned to Detroit in 1940, where she would eventually start playing piano in local jazz clubs. Initially part of a trio who wrote lyrics to Charlie Parker songs, she moved to New York City in 1951 and studied music theory and harmony under Charles Mingus and Lennie Tristano. She became friends with Ch...