"Patti Littlefield & Mainstem, a little group she had going for awhile w/ Mark Weaver (tuba & didgeridoo), Claudio Tolousse Perez (guitar), Douglas Cardwell (drums) -- St Clair Winery, Albuquerque -- September 10, 2o11 -- photo by Mark Weber ------ Here's what Patti says about Sheila Jordan: ""When I was first starting to sing jazz, I discovered her, maybe heard her on the radio, not sure how. She blew me away. The song was Anthropology (which I am playing on my show today by the way). The way she scats is so fluid and at the time, was so different than the Ella school of Scat. I liked it a lot better and I've worked on it for years, but I can't even approach Sheila's genius. She is the joy of jazz. Her vocals are freedom & movement as she profoundly colors inside & outside the lines. She is simply the best."" *Patti is the Wednesday jazz host on KUNM as of April 22. A day that will go down in infamy."
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