ANGELINA JORDAN - PORTRAIT OF A MAN | REACTION

[@larsfrodelarsen6645]

Portrait of a young musical genius !!!

[@charlespeterson7502]

Always ready for Angelina Jordan.

[@donmorgan8103]

I must have seen this performance at least a 100 times and l am still impressed

[@robertsilva631]

The video was made around the same time as I Put a Spell On You - some of the same band members are included- Angelina is 9 years old.

[@nfpnone8248]

Actually this is “Portrait of a Child” which she rewrote to fit herself, she did this when she was rehearsing “I Put a Spell on You”, but as far as I know she has never performed it, which is a shame because it was so fitting for her and her age at the time, it’s kind of too late now because she isn’t a child any more, but it does show how she interacts with the musicians she works with to fit her artistry.

[@stevenhambek846]

So fortunate to at least have this amazing work from AJ. I’m not sure Angelina could have improved this much more because it’s so authentic and pure. Hopefully AJ will continue with providing practice/rehearsals in the future.

[@ros8737]

She paints the lyrics of every song she sing, so I notice them for first time even if i heard the song many times before.

[@eldridbakk8623]

I love this one, thanks for your precise touch on it.

[@MichaelGroves777]

This song isn't for everyone. But it really highlights Angelina's early beginnings in jazz..

[@marvinboswell6889]

This is impressive for her age .she has a grasp of what she wants and how it should sound

[@stephen-moore]

Hey Jesse, just wanted to say thank you for reacting to Angelina Jordan. Your reactions always bring a smile to my face, and I love seeing your genuine enthusiasm for her talent. Your inside knowledge as a vocalist really adds to your reactions and helps provide a unique perspective on the performances you're watching. Keep up the great work, can't wait to see more of your reactions in the future!

[@OleOlson121]

The boss showing how she got the name given to her by this band I believe. It shows how she respectfully works with them and "directs" the changes she needs. ♥👣

[@mikehaun5690]

And in her own sweet way.....with a smiling question, rather than a statement of opinion.

[@OleOlson121]

@@mikehaun5690 Nicely put.

[@rchad6064]

It's great that we get to see this artistic genius develop.

[@omidhope7456]

Thanks for reacting to this awesome rehearsal by Angelina. The Barefoot Angel is a brave child and a musical talent for choosing an iconic song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins to perform.

[@nestordepoli]

Hello Jesse, I love this video and I always watch it again, and it continues to amaze me, her voice, the corrections, her looks, are incredible, Angelina would also be incredible if she read us a little, a poem, as she does when she sings, she has wonderful interpretive power, she is hypnotic, as if nothing else happened, only Angelina, and that beautiful power and elf is still intact, if you add to all that what a wonderful person she is, that humility and empathy, it makes a perfect combo, Without a doubt, my number one, I would like to thank you for Angelina's reactions, they are the ones I hope for, I wish you the best, greetings from Argentina, and Angelina forever...

[@jim-rohe]

Not sure about the bass player or the drums, but the sax, trumpet, and piano are the same fellows she recorded "I put a spell on you" with. I also think she is about the same age here.

[@tomcollins9805]

This shows another dimension of her talent. There seems to be no limits to artistry. Just imagine how amazing it would be to be in the room for that rehearsal!

[@geoffreynorth9046]

I always enjoy your reactions: this is another one where her level of maturity and professionalism, as you intimate, is a marvel.... as incredible as her vocal and musical talent

[@blackbird8516]

She is absolutely fearless as a performer...at that age...the talent is so much bigger than her. physically....but she has certainly grown into it,,,,thank you

[@brittanclary1095]

Love this young girl❤ and love your reaction ❤ A big hug from sweden

[@andyschnell58]

Jesse, I greatly enjoyed your reaction and analysis to this Angelina video. The amount of soul Angelina conveys is off the charts. As always, she makes the song her own, changing this one from "Portrait of a Man" to "Portrait of a Child". Jesse, I am now a proud patreon of yours. Keep up the great work.

[@dianedove1000]

What nine year old child would tackle a complicated song like that? This is what amazes me the most. It’s so fun to have the subtitles so you can actually hear her directing the practice. You also know she changed the lyrics from Portrait of a Man to Portrait of a Child. What child would do that as well? I think her young voice broke, but she turned it into a note (now, that is quick thinking!).

[@103mrg]

diane In the session we watched, Angelina was clearly in charge. But she wasn't specifically "directing the practice". By that I mean, she didn't say "Let's start over" "Let's make that a tone lower"; she wasn't giving instructions; she presents her wishes by posing them in a question: "Can I start over?" "Shouldn't that be up one tone?" It appears her genius extends to her leadership and diplomatic skills as well. ;-)

[@kerrythomas6220]

@@103mrg yes, she’s definitely smart enough to know that a nine year old shouldn’t be telling adults what to do. Very good upbringing by her family! It’s one of the many reasons why everyone loves her!

[@anthony7400]

This one is interesting for the behind the scenes arranging / and managing the band. I do not believe this particular song/project was ever completed to a released video/song beyond this session shared with us. Her performances range from cell phone recorded sessions recorded with a backing track, a single live instrument to whole bands. Most of the ones with full bands end up on an album, etc. In short most of the jamming sessions end up as later full blown performances. You can see this even today where she posts things to TikTok and elsewhere she is working out in her "lab" what she will later do as a full on performance. Maybe she will still revisit this one someday still.

[@thomaslarsonyt4429]

The Boss at work! Great reaction/analysis!

[@osovagabundo1]

She's gonna revisit this one day when she can pin her own actual experience to it. This is reaching deep shit

[@nanp544]

Awesome reaction!👍🏼🎼🤗

[@capstan50g]

Great analysis, Jess! It's really amazing to see how specific Angelina's vision is. I like the enhanced audio, too. The original audio is a little difficult for these old ears to here. Kudos!

[@CarlD70]

Thank you Jess, sorry for my impatience in hounding you for these. Getting older by the day and so enjoy your Angelina reactions that I get very antsy for more. Appreciate this, Happy New Year and Happy Boxing Day as well.

[@cathygregory3443]

Thank you for the "hounding" from the rest of us. Great video, great reaction.

[@johnroache32]

Thank you Jesse. I’ve shared this with so many people and obviously, their amazement! 🌺

[@thomshin2460]

I have seen it so many times I can sing it lol still am so amazed by her

[@kevingood4644]

I’ve seen this dozens of times and for the first time, out of nowhere, the tears flowed..over awed by her talent..my emotions just can’t deal with it! Hooked for life. Bel I thoroughly enjoy your company..love from England 🙏

[@robertshields7192]

Thanks Jess, Flicking Some New Artist's for Your page- Drax Project ft SIX60 - Catchy Feelings live

[@paulmason6474]

Happy Birthday Angelina 10 th Jan

[@fredneecher1746]

In my opinion, this is Screaming Jay's best song. No surprises that Angelina wanted to sing it, even though the words don't quite suit a child ("hair that is turning grey"?) But brave, as we've come to expect. And who would have thought that a 9-year-old could put that kind of power and rawness into the lyrics?

[@bills5268]

Once again it is so very interesting to hear your knowledge and expertise when analyzing AJ. Thank you for doing this one!

[@ewawajda4049]

I love this „ Sing smart not to hurt „ This is Angelina. ❤

[@boscobeans]

Imagine rubbing a soft makeup brush over a microphone?? Since Angelina has produced pleasure to so many maybe some physiology can come into play. Angelina has been born with something in her voice that is almost totally unique. Certain voices and certain sounds have been proven to cause strange effects on people who are somehow sensitive to those sounds or voices. Angelina's voice has a peculiar way of going beyond the normal channels many if not most people process what is going into their ears. Noticed especially in her breathy low range. Directly from the listener's ears to the brain's limbic system which is responsible for behavioral and emotional responses. We almost always get real physical reactions from her voice, and yes sometimes from others as well, however she can keep the goosebumps going song after song and as long as she wants. Sure, we can compare her voice to dozens of others, but none reach directly into us to produce the feelings we get when Angelina performs. This is known as autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, which is associated with a response termed FRISSON. The following clarifies what Angelina's "musical frisson" might produce in many people. It has been shown that musical frisson gives rise to often deep pleasurable experiences. Frisson may be enhanced by the amplitude of the music and the temperature of the environment. Cool listening rooms and cinemas may enhance the experience.

[@poolhallshark]

👍👍👍

[@ronraskind]

Jesse, great to see you again and Happy New Year! It's always exciting to see the boss in charge of the band again. Just a masterful performance of a very difficult song at a very young age. Thanks for your continued support and looking forward to more. Peace

[@johnlowther4927]

Fun to see her sort through this one. I'd like to have heard the whole song a bit higher so she could get that punch she had at the end. Gotta' be work to stay that low! Gutsy. Knows what she wants.

[@robertshields7192]

Thanks. Jesse L.A.B - Fashion Dread live at Roundhead Studios Kiwi Bands That Caught My Attention with their Versatility in Range and Tones as well as Catchy hooks 🪝 From Album 2 2018 Cheers Bro , Haven't sent this song too Nic as yet lol.....

[@Beldvlmnt]

👀 I see you, I’ll add this one up on my next round of uploads!! Thanks for the love and support my friend 💛

[@rmaury147]

❤❤❤

[@andrewchacone9497]

Jesse, first time seeing your reaction: well done pointing out Angelina's ability to interact with the musicians during this rehearsal, asking for their professional help welling adding her option of how she thinks the song ending needed a more robust finish.

[@waynedenni3187]

The thing that gets me is she maybe 10. They call her the boss. She is directing the band!

[@ItsMe-cz1pi]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🇨🇦

[@romelcabiling9352]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@quantockbeech]

Love this. But once seen, a listen to Angelina's original (non-enhanced) version kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmHJZKdpmdJ1mM0 and Screamin' J's original release kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4mQdX6jfrylgKs is very well worth it for comparison.

[@tomwhite4736]

😊👍❤️

[@DonaldLancon]

I wish there were a subtitled, stabilized version of this one that wasn't so radically remixed (the original audio didn't need it, IMO). The sound quality really suffers at certain points due to the process used to amplify the vocals over the music. But anyway… Given the way she mixes up the pronouns here (singing "he" at one point, and "she's eyes" instead of "her eyes" [the original was, of course, "his eyes"]), I'm wondering whether she's switching genders "on the fly" here, or if she just accidentally didn't sing the replacement lyrics she wrote on the lyrics sheet. Looks like you haven't done any of the videos from her at-home rehearsal/practice session at 9 years old (almost 10), playing piano and, in two of the three videos, trying to coordinate with a live drummer (unsuccessfully, I might add). The best of them, IMO, is Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" (mercirfully, sans drummer). It can be found on the Angelina Jordan Fanclub Mosarz channel under the title "Angelina Jordan rehearsal singing and playing Writing On The Wall By Sam Smith December/2015". If you can get past all the imperfections (which I assume you will be able to), it's just insanely beatuiful. Too bad she didn't put out a more "polished" version back then (or ever).

[@angelightification]

Your a great reactor‼️ I’ve seen them all - there are only 5 that I like🌀

[@joeseay2883]

That song is deep for a nine year old. I couldn't get two verses of that ! How does she stay on key.!

[@randyhochstein8455]

She’s the luckiest girl in the world.

[@babababa-od6rp]

Elle chante avec son âme vous vous appliquer des techniques de chant, apprenez à déchanter et chantez avec naturel. Elle n a appris aucune technique elle chante avec son coeur et c est magnifique ..

[@GrandmaEllen]

Jesse, your hair is very nice. This is truly amazing to me. That a 9 year old has such empathy with this song. You have to listen to the Screaming Jay Hawkins original. Grandma Ellen, saying goodnight.

[@JoeU21]

I’ve listened to her video of this many many times. I thought the title was “A portrait of a child.” And, that child is female.

[@geniej9093]

She is a student of Jay Hawkins and many others. Then AJ is something else.

[@maddalenacherchi]

Hi, thank you. Please react to Diana Navarro ' El Perdon '. This is for you..incredible . Love from Italy.

[@kerrythomas6220]

If this isn’t the perfect description of a 9 year old prodigy, I don’t know what is.

[@hermanvanwissen2660]

Did you already react to the best live performing band since 2013 Nightwish? If not, open that rabbit hole with Ghost love score live in Wacken 2013 .

[@lannieharris7774]

Is she amazing or what

[@lannieharris7774]

Would you have a 10-year-old working out the lyrics of a song portrait of a man and doing an amazing job she's an amazing child

[@philipgotthelf642]

To see just how much Angelina exerts over her performances, react to her “At Last” rehearsal where she gets pissed off at the band when she was the ripe old age of 8. She gives the musicians her “stink eye” and hand-on-cocked-hip stance, waving her mother over to intervene because she is not being respected… lol! I believe this is the only video where we see Angelina get visibility mad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIbClZV7eNSSa8k. She doesn’t like the tempo or the lack of tune. The players are not being serious about the practice. She also rehearsed “My Funny Valentine” for the same benefit, but didn’t perform it. Rumor has it that she was disgusted with the accompaniments. Keep in mind that she has perfect pitch as she demonstrated in her “I’m a Fool” a cappella Norway’s Got Talent performance and a cappella opening for her America’s Got Talent performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” You may not have noticed that Angelina is sight-singing the music in “Portrait of a Child.” Have you ever tried sight-singing music? Even if you’re given the pitch, it’s amazingly difficult.

[@103mrg]

philip How do you know that she was sight-singing the music?

[@philipgotthelf642]

@103mrg According to AJ lore, she's been reading music since she was 5. In her early studio sessions. You can see she referenced papers on her music stand. In "I Put A Spell On You," the notes she hands to the producer (her wishes) references specific bars where she wants changes. We know she reads music when playing the piano... that's in several practice videos. In "Portrait of a Child," she sings the ending off the music as written, and then she changes it. Check out her rehearsal of "Speak Softly," where she corrects the conductor. She reviews the score and sings the correction... 😆!

[@103mrg]

@@philipgotthelf642 No offense, but you didn't answer my question.

[@philipgotthelf642]

@103mrg Look at original Portrait of a Child video at 2:06 as AJ references the music to say the note is wrong. Hesitant at 2:25 when score isn't matching musicians. At 4:10 (the ending) she reads the score and then decided to improvise. She is not referencing the words because she already sang them. She's pointing to the music score. See her video of Speak Softly rehearsal at 3:07 where she references the score and then sight sings the bar in question. The conductor proceeds to pencil in the correction. Notice that the title of the video is "Angelina Jordan corrects the orchestra... lol.

[@philipgotthelf642]

@103mrg While we can't see her reading the score, in the unedited video she referenced an incorrect note between the score and musicians. At the end she sings the score and then improvised a different ending.

[@antoniomaurogiovanni1276]

Come è possibile tutto questo? Ma Angelina è la reincarnazione di Mozart?

[@perhenrichpedersen4175]

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