€ 13,62
Release date: February 14th, 2025
Portrait Now is also available for download here.
At 96 years of age, jazz legend Sheila Jordan is set to literally outdo herself. On Feb 14, 2025 preeminent jazz label Dot Time Records released a new long player, Portrait Now, a title inspired by Portrait of Sheila, Jordan’s first album for Blue Note Records, released in 1962.
The trio featuring Jordan on vocals, Roni Ben-Hur on guitar and Harvie S on bass, had been performing regularly for a few years. Their undeniable chemistry rendered imminent a new recording project.
“Her ballad performances are simply beyond the emotional and expressive capabilities of most other vocalists.” –The New York Times
1. The Touch of Your Lips (Ray Noble) 5:27
2. You Must Believe in Spring (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, lyrics Michel Legrand, music) 4:16
3. If I Should Lose You (Ralph Rainger, lyrics – Leo Robin, music) 3:55
4. Workshop Blues (Sheila Jordan) 3:35
5. If You Could See Me Now (Carl Sigman, lyrics Tadd Dameron, music) 5:00
6. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) 5:32
7. Inside A Silent Tear (Blossom Dearie & Mariah Blackwolf) 4:40
8. Laugh Clown, Laugh (Lewis & Young, lyrics – Ted Fiorito, music) 4:22
9. Am I Blue (Lewis & Young, lyrics – Ted Fiorito, music) 6:43
10. Lucky to Be Me (Adolph Green & Betty Comden, lyrics Leonard Bernstein, music) 4:55
11. Fair Weather (Kenny Dorham) 4:45
12. Relaxing At The Camarillo (Sheila Jordan, lyrics – Charlie Parker, music) 4:10
Sheila Jordan – vocals
Roni Ben-Hur – guitar
Harvie S – bass
