Recollect: Sheila Jordan
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In RECOLLECT, Blue Engine Records takes some of the world's greatest jazz musicians on record shopping sprees, digging up forgotten favorites and certified classics in the process. Go behind the recording process with the artists who know it best and learn the stories behind your favorite albums from the musicians who heard them firsthand.
Ask vocalist SHEILA JORDAN why she dedicated her life to this music and the answer is simple: "Bird. It was Bird. Bird is the reason why I stand here today." In this episode of RECOLLECT, she discusses Bird, Monk, and how she once gave an old piano to Horace Silver.
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