In January 1963, Blue Note” label released “Portrait of Sheila”, the debut Sheila Jordan album. It was recorded September – October 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion. In the 1963 “Down Beat” magazine “Critics Poll”, Sheila Jordan was ranked first in the vocal category for “Talent Deserving Wider Recognition”.

Personnel:

• Sheila Jordan – vocal
• Barry Galbraith – guitar
• Steve Swallow – bass
• Denzil Best – drums
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording
• Reid Miles – design
• Ziggy Willmann – photography
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

1. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
2. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
3. Am I Blue – Grant Clarke, Harry Akst
4. Dat Dere – Bobby Timmons
5. When the World Was Young – M. Philippe-Gérard, Johnny Mercer
6. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
7. Laugh, Clown, Laugh – Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young, Ted Fiorito
8. Who Can I Turn To Now – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
9. Baltimore Oriole – Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster
10. I’m a Fool to Want You – Jack Wolf, Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra
11. Hum Drum Blues – Oscar Brown Jr.
12. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell