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7* ;:r ■sM W Page B3 O C T. X, 1997 (The JJortlanb (©hseruer - V / /» ENTERTAINMENT Pamela Jordan k i M U D • 89.1 FM “Standard Procedure” All JAZZ... all Ihe time! The JAZZ Station All the Jazz Greats with a Portland H e f t y S lic e o f t h e BLU ES! Artist Creates MT. HOOD COMMUNITY CO LLEGE * GRESHAM First Have a wild weekend! Watch Chinook meander up the Sandy River to perform one of nature’s most exciting acts of survival Album Salmon Festival B y M ary B urlingame , KMIID í ’M S9 -3.« f James Brown, the Soul" Award. 'WV again grabbed thou J l‘ hardest working man in show business,” headed an exclusive club, his charter members would certainly be three energetic young ladies from New York nam ed Cheryl s a n d s o f ears in 1996 with their second album, the out standing, Platinum “New Begin ning.” That LP debuted the la dies’ song writing and production skills, as well as duets by Taj and Lelee, after all lead vocals on the first album had been sung by Coko. Num ber One hits such as “Y ou’re The One For M e” and “Use Your Heart" came from that album. Gamble (Coko), Tamara Johnson (Taj) and Leanne Lyons (Lelee), the members o fsw v (Sisters With Voices). To briefly walk down Memory Lane and recount how SWV be came S WV, they first took the world by storm in 1992, with their first RCA album, “It’s About Time,” which went Double Platinum and spawned such Number One hits as "Weak,” “I’mso Into, You,” “Right Here/Human Nature” (their memo rable duet with Michael Jackson) and “You’re Always On My Mind.” Following their debut LP, the “SWV Remixes” LP was released and zoomed to Gold status. It included remixes such as SWV’s charttoper with rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, “Anything.” WV gathered enormous atention with their aus- licious debut. They received lominations for a Grammy Award, in American Music Award and The Source Award in 1993. They won The multi-platinum vo cal trio is consistently present on the music scene, whether with one o f their own chart-topping albums or by participating in the projects o f other top talent in the business. ' WV is continuing a steady ' pattern, with the release of their third RCA Records album, RELEASE SOM E TEN SION The LP is chock full of the best o f today’s most slamming grooves, done SWV-style. Follow ing up and continuing on the heels of the success of their hit single T T M ■■■■■ “Can We" (with Ms. Rap Thang, Missy Elliot), from the “Booty Call" movie soundtrack. i Children's Choice Award md BET "Best o f Video Saturday Nite Live tarist, John Stowell gives the vocal he first impression 1 had ist room to display her versatility when listening to Pamela and use o f space, inflection and Jordan’s new and first re show the pleasure that she derives lease, is. Pamela’s voice has “Stan from her choice of material. While dard Procedure” was how polished leaving enough room for the guitar the sound o f this release is. Pamela's voice has a ist to also shine when he interjects • Salmon-viewing walks Exhibits some lovely brief solos, that all unique quality that's have John’s unequaled sound. Some similar in its discernible of the beauty in the delivery of these tunes is the fact that many of them sound to that o f Billie were popular long before Pamela Holiday and Nat King Jordan was bom making them rec yet she achieves original Cole. A pleasurable contract to ognizable, renditions that suit her vocal rang. other vocalists releases that are his musical release from copying exactly what Nancy Wil Pamela Jordan reminds son and other vocalists have al me why I know jazz will ready done. continue to be an evolving artform s. Jordan’s voice is in with a hopeful future. It also re the w arm , sultry œ minds me of why the first time I middle to low range, heard her sing at a local jam session an unusual one for a vocalist to I paid particular attention to make make sound so comfortable with sure 1 heard the name and remem Oxhow RcSionai pacV- her choice of difficult standard com bered it.If this release is an indi positions. 10.30 a.m. t o 5 p rn. cator I think more people than Her interpretation o f the songs myself will hear Pamela Jordan sing Oct* 11 àrjcf on this release show a sell thought and listen intently to hear what she out phrasing and familiarity with has to say while leaving them want jazz these jazz standards. The mo- Sponsored by Bureau o f Land Management • Portland General Electric • Fred Meyer ing to hear more from her. dicumofaccompaniment fromgui- Organized by Metro • Oregon Trout • Mt. 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