Artful jazz vocal pioneer Sheila Jordan , who recorded the lion’s share of her catalog and earned critical acclaim late in life, died on Monday at her New York City apartment. She was 96.

Jordan’s daughter, music industry bigwig Tracey J. Jordan, confirmed her mother’s death in a poignant social media post.

“My dearest mum Sheila Jordan passed away peacefully this afternoon… August 11 [at] 3:50 pm.,” she captioned an Instagram photo of her holding her mother’s hands. “Her friend Joan Belgrave was playing her a bebop tune called ‘Bill for Bennie,’ by her late husband Marcus Belgrave…my mom fell asleep listening to the music she loved and helped define.”

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No cause of death was given, though her daughter

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