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This is an exchange I had with an old friend on FAcebook:

Kay: Last night I saw Sheila Jordan sing about her life & all the jazz greats she knew and loved. 82 years old & looking great.Ultra fashionable black/red nailpolish. She had total control of the band (local piano & base), got Jane Bunnett to come in for one song for a killer unscripted sax/vocal duet, and sang full tilt for over an hour.

Joe Medjuck Wow! Lucky you. Where'd you see her?

April 3, 2011 at 12:09pm · Like

Kay Armatage It was a little gallery in the Sorauren warehouse district called Gallery 345 Sorauren - they probably have a website. They have a jazz series. She was here for the weekend & gave a singing workshop all day today (I didn't go as I don't sing). But she was fantastic. I found myself crying a couple of times, not because she was singing a sad song or anything, but because of the complexity & beauty of the aesthetic experience - jazz history, her own autobiography, infinitely generous anecdotes (imitiating Billie Holiday calling out to Miles at the Village Vanguard - she sang it: "Miles, Miles" - in Holiday's voice), all sung - 'making it up as she went along,' as she said, & then the incredible performances of the songs she introduced with each story. Funny, smart, voice bending all over the place, & this wonderful 'sung' autobiography. Apparently she comes to Toronto fairly often to give singing workshops, & the person who organized this has studied with her. It was just superb. DVD's 2 for $30 - all $$ to her, so are they discontinued? I don't know. Great event.

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She is so good, I only have two records with her "Portrait Of Sheila" and "The Crossing", love both of them. I can tell you that Duke Jordan was an a....., not a nice person, I knew him a little while he lived (and died) here in Copemhagen. I remember one occasion, at Herluf Kamp Larsen's 80th birthday, there was a big party at Copenhagen Jazz House, and all the muscians played for nothing to pay tribute to Herluf, But Duke Jordan, no no, he was standing in the bar and I asked him if he was not going to play, his answer was "Only If I get paid". Herluf did not have any money, we had all paid

for ourselves to be there.

Vic

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