SHEILA JORDAN - Confirmation (1975) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

After a long layoff from recording following her debut album in 1962, Sheila Jordan was very active in the 1970s, and is in top form on these 1975 sessions made for the Japanese label East Wind. Accompanied by pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Cameron Brown, drummer Beaver Harris, and tenor saxophonist Norman Marnell, she devotes the first half of the release to a medley of songs dedicated to children. Her intriguing approach to such standards as "God Bless the Child," "My Favorite Things," and "Inch Worm" provides plenty of solo space for the musicians between numbers, while they also dazzle the listener throughout each track. This medley wraps with the playful but charming "Because We're Kids" (penned by Dr. Seuss). The remainder of the disc is primarily devoted to standards. Jordan's adroit duet with Brown in "Confirmation" gives her a chance to show off her scatting. "By Myself" is a miniature duet, first with Harris (on brushes) and then Pasqua as the piece segues into a moving performance of "Why Was I Born." Her performance of Steve Kuhn's challenging "Pearlie's Swine" adds a nice twist to a marvelous date, which was finally reissued by Test of Time in 2005.  by Ken Dryden   
Tracklist:
1 Introduction 0:25
2 God Bless The Child  4:49
Lyrics By – Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Music By – Billie Holiday
3 My Favourite Things  6:47
Lyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II
Music By – Richard Rodgers
4 Inch Worm  6:00
Music By, Lyrics By – Frank Loesser
5 Because We're Kids  4:46
Lyrics By – Dr. Seuss
Music By – Friedrich Hollaender
6 Confirmation  8:55
Music By – Charlie Parker
7 By Myself  1:50
Lyrics By – Arthur Schwartz
Music By – Howard Dietz
8 Why Was I Born  3:12
Lyrics By – Oscar Hammerstein II
Music By – Jerome Kern
9 Pearlie's Swine  5:42
Written-By – Steve Kuhn
Credits
Bass – Cameron Brown
Drums – Beaver Harris
Piano – Alan Pasqua
Tenor Saxophone – Norman Marnell
Vocals – Sheila Jordan