One of the most consistently creative of all jazz singers, Sheila Jordan has always expressed the full range of her emotions with her voice. She is one of the few vocalists who can improvise logical lyrics (which often rhyme!); she is a superb scat singer and is also an emotional interpreter of ballads. Her latest HighNote release finds her in the unusual duo of voice and upright bass. Sheila herself says, "I always gravitate toward the bass, it's my favorite instrument. My voice is more suited to the bass than any of the other instruments. There are ranges in my voice that I can't sing with a full rhythm section sometimes. There are delicate parts of my voice that for some reason I can't hear or feel all the time when I'm with a full rhythm section." A wildly imaginative program only adds to this attractive release which will please the legion of devoted Sheila Jordan fans.

Sheila Jordan- vocals; Cameron Brown- upright bass

Tracks: The Very Thought of You; Better Than Anything; Mourning Song; Tribute Quasimodo; Embraceable You; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Good Morning Heartache; I Got Rhythm; Listen to Monk; Sheila's Blues; I've Grown Accustomed to the Bass.

 The Very Thought of You

 Better Than Anything

 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat