Sheila Jordan
E421472
Sheila Jordan is an American jazz singer renowned for her bebop-influenced vocal style, innovative scat singing, and expressive interpretations of standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheila Jordan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4163637 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Jordan Context triple: [Sheila, hasNotableBearer, Sheila Jordan]
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A.
Sheila Sim
Sheila Sim was a British actress and model best known for her film and stage work in the mid-20th century and her long association with the British theatre and film community.
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B.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
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C.
Renée Lees
Renée Lees was the wife of prominent British philosopher A. J. Ayer.
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D.
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson was a British stage and film actress known for her delicate, expressive performances in mid-20th-century British cinema and theatre.
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E.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sheila Jordan Target entity description: Sheila Jordan is an American jazz singer renowned for her bebop-influenced vocal style, innovative scat singing, and expressive interpretations of standards.
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A.
Sheila Sim
Sheila Sim was a British actress and model best known for her film and stage work in the mid-20th century and her long association with the British theatre and film community.
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B.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
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C.
Renée Lees
Renée Lees was the wife of prominent British philosopher A. J. Ayer.
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D.
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson was a British stage and film actress known for her delicate, expressive performances in mid-20th-century British cinema and theatre.
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E.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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jazz singer ⓘ recording artist ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| album |
Lost and Found
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Old Time Feeling ⓘ Portrait of Sheila ⓘ The Crossing ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Charlie Parker
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George Russell ⓘ Harvie S ⓘ Steve Kuhn ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NEA Jazz Masters Award
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surface form:
NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-11-18 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Jordan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz education
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jazz performance ⓘ music ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Sheila ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charlie Parker
ⓘ
bebop musicians ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| movement | post-bop ⓘ |
| name | Sheila Jordan self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bass-and-voice duo performances
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expressive interpretations of jazz standards ⓘ innovative scat singing ⓘ pioneering role for women in modern jazz singing ⓘ |
| notableWork | Portrait of Sheila ⓘ |
| occupation |
jazz educator
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singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
ECM Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| styleCharacteristic |
storytelling approach to improvisation
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use of complex bebop phrasing in vocals ⓘ |
| teachesAt | workshops and jazz education programs internationally ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | bebop-influenced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Sheila Jordan Description of subject: Sheila Jordan is an American jazz singer renowned for her bebop-influenced vocal style, innovative scat singing, and expressive interpretations of standards.
Referenced by (2)
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