Nancy Harrow (2)

NANCY HARROW - WILD WOMEN DON'T HAVE THE BLUES (1960)

1. Take Me Back, Baby
2. All Too Soon    
3. Can't We Be Friends?    
4. On the Sunny Side of the Street    
5. Wild Women (Don't Have the Blues)    
6. I've Got the World on a String    
7. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got    
8. Blues for Yesterday

Although singer Nancy Harrow made a strong impression with this debut recording (which has been reissued on CD), she did not lead another record date until 1978 other than a lesser-known effort for Atlantic in 1966. Obviously the years of obscurity were not deserved, for this set is a near-classic. Harrow is heard in her early prime singing such veteran songs as "All Too Soon," "On the Sunny Side of the Street," the seven-minute "Blues for Yesterday," and the title cut (originally done by Ida Cox in the 1920s). A more modern stylist (although influenced by Billie Holiday a little) than the material she performed at the time, Harrow is joined by such top mainstream players as trumpeter Buck Clayton (who provided the arrangements), tenorman Buddy Tate, trombonist Dickie Wells, and pianist Dick Wellstood. Highly recommended, Harrow's debut date has plenty of spirit and enthusiasm. ~ Scott Yanow

Personnel: Nancy Harrow (vocals); Tommy Gwaltney (alto saxophone, clarinet); Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone); Danny Bank (baritone saxophone); Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dickie Wells (trombone); Dick Wellstood (piano); kenny Burrell (guitar); Milt Hinton (bass); Oliver Jackson (drums).

NANCY HARROW - YOU NEVER KNOW (1962)

1. You Never Know
2. Confessin' The Blues
3. Song For The Dreamer
4. Autumn
5. No One Knows Me
6. Just For A Thrill
7. Lover Come Back To Me
8. My Last Man
9. No One Knows Just What Love Holds In Store
10. Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
11. Why Are You Blue
12. If I Were Eve

Nancy Harrow (vcl) acc by Willie Dennis (tb); Phil Woods (cl); Sol Schlinger (bar); Dick Katz (p); Jim Hall (g); Tommy Williams (b); Connie Kay (d); Gary McFarland (cond,arr).