Sheila Jordan

Sheila Jeannette Jordan (née Dawson; November 18, 1928 – August 11, 2025) was an American jazz singer-songwriter. She was known for singing bebop and scat jazz.^[1][2]

Sheila Jordan
Jordan in 1985
Background information
Birth name	Sheila Jeanette Dawson
Born	(1928-11-18)November 18, 1928 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	August 11, 2025(2025-08-11) (aged 96) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz Bebop Free Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter Template:Force singular
Instruments	Vocals piano
Labels	Blue Note SteepleChase HighNote ECM East Wind Palo Alto Muse Justin Time
Spouse(s)	Duke Jordan ​ (m. 1952⁠–⁠1962)​
Website	www.sheilajordanjazz.net

Jordan died on August 11, 2025 at her apartment in New York City at the age of 96.^[3]

Works

• Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note, 1963) – recorded in 1962
• Confirmation (East Wind, 1975)
• Sheila with Johnny Knapp (Grapevine, 1977)
• Sheila with Arild Andersen (SteepleChase, 1978) – recorded in 1977
• Playground with Steve Kuhn (ECM, 1980) – recorded in 1979
• Old Time Feeling with Harvie S (Palo Alto, 1983) – recorded in 1982
• The Crossing (BlackHawk, 1984)
• Body and Soul (CBS/Sony, 1987)
• Lost and Found (Muse, 1990)
• Songs from Within with Harvie Swartz (MA, 1993)
• One for Junior with Mark Murphy (Muse, 1993)
• Heart Strings (Muse, 1994)
• Jazz Child with Steve Kuhn (HighNote, 1999)
• Sheila's Back in Town (Splasc(h), 1999)
• The Very Thought of Two with Harvie Swartz (MA, 2000)
• Little Song with Steve Kuhn (HighNote, 2003)
• Believe in Jazz with Serge Forté Trio (France, 2004)
• Celebration with Cameron Brown (HighNote, 2005)
• Straight Ahead (Splasc(h), 2005) – recorded in 2004
• Winter Sunshine (Justin Time, 2008)
• Yesterdays (HighNote, 2012)
• Live At Mezzrow (Cellar Live, 2022) – live recorded in 2021
• Comes Love: Lost Session 1960 (Capri Records, 2021)
• trioTrio Meets Sheila Jordan (Steeplechase, 2022)
• Portrait Now (Dot Time Records, 2025)