Nancy Harrow - Wild Women Don`t Have The Blues - 180g LP

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Nancy Harrow - Wild Women Don`t Have The Blues - 180g LP
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"Although singer Nancy Harrow made a strong impression with this debut recording, 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)." – All Music Guide 
 
This is Harrow’s 1960 debut record and she is joined by Buck Clayton (leader, trumpet, arranger), Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone), Dickie Wells (trombone), Tom Gwaltney (clarinet, alto saxophone), Danny Bank (baritone saxophone), Dick Wellstood (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Oliver Jackson (drums), and Kenny Burrell (guitar).
 
My first impression of this record had me saying “swingin’ baby” out loud!  The instruments are hard panned to the left and right channels.  You might want to engage your mono switch (if you have one) if it annoys.  It was a bit strange to hear the cymbals and voice coming right from the same place.  There’s no doubt that Harrow can sing and she reminded me of Doris Day with a harder edge and more range.  With the second track the voice was better focused.  It’s all about the bluesy jazz on this one and with such great vocal records I’ve been listening to lately I might just become a bigger fan, because this disc is superb.  Harrow has the ability to let her voice become dainty and delicate and throw it around like a whip—so watch out!  The first track on the second side really showcases her chops and stands out on this disc, although much of the music is quite good.
 
 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.Recording quality is A- and music is A/B depending on the track
 
"She sings for the sheer fun of it - not to be glamorous, not to knock our musicians, but just because she's got a feeling she wants to get across. Repeated hearings bear this out - her long, strong phrases; the ironic power of her understated emotions; the stripped, supple timbre of her voice, straight as a clipper's keel. And I say we've got a rare thing here - a woman who has made grand what's common to us all. I think that's what they call art."
The Washington Post
 
"In the category of vocalists (female) there are not many who truly sing jazz, and, even as to the few there are, there are endless arguments. The reaction to jazz singers (female) is intensely personal, as though their ability to evoke desire, pain, or a remembered mood were high among the standards they are judged by...Rather than evade the issue entirely, I have put the two at the top who seem to me most satisfactory, Helen Humes and Nancy Harrow, both aristocrats of their exacting craft."
Eric Larrabee, Harper's
 
"How refreshing it is to have a singer who: (a) sings for the tune's sake rather than her own amazement; (b) doesn't belt, shout or whine through her nose; (c) doesn't imitate Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday; (d) avoids cute or contrived mannerisms; (f) carries on the art of jazz singing in the delicate tradition of Mildred Bailey and Lee Wiley; (g) sings like Nancy Harrow." San Francisco Examiner 
 
"This is the third time this session has been reviewed in Jazz Journal. In August 1962 Sinclair Trail was full of praise for the LP; in May 1986, Eric Townley was equally enthusiastic except that he said that whilst better than most white women singers, our Nancy was a long way behind black women in intonation, etc. That might be considered racist today, but those of us who remember dear Eric will understand. Some of us may remember him arguing in Nice that a band composed of young men all born and bred in New Orleans, didn't play New Orleans music! Enough said. Let me put it on record that Nancy Harrow is a first class jazz singer who whilst swinging like mad has a deep understanding of the jazz idiom itself – which is a darn sight more than can be said for many of the much-hyped current crop of females we hear, many of whom think a little bit of amateur scat singing makes them a jazz vocalist. Ms. Harrow is a pleasure to listen to with a grasp of the blues inflections and of course aided considerably by one of the finest jazz combinations you could hope to find. All arrangements are by Buck Clayton whose trumpet work is, of course, first class, plus some searing tenor solos by Buddy Tate, terrific piano from Dick Wellstood, typical swinging trombone from Dickie Wells, with some beautiful ‘liquid' clarinet from Tom Gwaltney (remember him from Bobby Hackett's band?) The remaining rhythm section: Kenny Burrell, Milt Hinton and dear old Oliver are steadfast as a rock in support. All of which adds up to making this a 100% must for my record of the year selection. How did I miss this recording first time around I'll never know. She has a beautiful laid back and relaxed style on ballads eg: All Too Soon, Can't We Be Friends; a raunchy delivery on Wild Women Don't Have the Blues and all in all this is  hugely entertaining - highly recommended."
Eddie Cook, The Jazz Journal Review 
 
Musicians:
Nancy Harrow, vocals
Buck Clayton, leader, trumpet, arranger
Buddy Tate, tenor saxophone
Dicki Wells, trombone
Tom Gwaltney, clarinet and alto saxophone
Danny Bank, baritone saxophone
Dick Wellstood, piano
Milt Hinton, bass
Oliver Jackson, drums
Kenny Burrell, guitar 
 
Selections: 
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’ve Got 
8. Blues For Yesterday
 
Nancy Harrow - Wild Women Don`t Have The Blues - 180g LP
 
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