Nancy Harrow
Encyclopedia
Nancy Harrow is an American jazz
singer and songwriter.
Harrow studied classical piano from age seven, then decided to pursue careers in dancing and singing. She released an album for Candid Records
in 1960 (featuring Kenny Burrell
, Buck Clayton
, Dickie Wells, and Milt Hinton
) and one for Atlantic Records
in 1962 (featuring John Lewis
, Dick Katz
, Phil Woods
, Jim Hall
, Richard Davis, and Connie Kay
), then left music to raise a family, returning to a career in music in 1975. Since then she has worked with Katz and Woods again, Clark Terry
, Roland Hanna
, and Bob Brookmeyer
, among others. She has recorded 16 albums, five of them her own inventions (music and lyrics) based on literary subjects -- a Willa Cather novel (Lost Lady), a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Marble Faun), and songs based on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Winter Dreams). The Winter Dreams CD formed the nucleus of This Side of Paradise, a new musical about Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald which ran for 6 weeks in NYC in 2010 at the Theatre at St. Clements. Two of Harrow's song cycles were based on children's stories: The Adventures of Maya the Bee, by Waldemar Bonsels, ran as a puppet show in NYC for seven years and was translated into Japanese and presented in Japan for two years; The Cat Who Went to Heaven, based on a story by Elizabeth Coatsworth, had short runs in NYC at the Mercer Street Theater, the Asia Society, and the Harlem School of the Arts. It had 11 performances at the Kennedy Center in the spring of 2011.
Harrow is the mother of Galaxie 500
/ Damon and Naomi
member Damon Krukowski.
"In the Wee Small Hours (Camerata, 2010)
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer and songwriter.
Harrow studied classical piano from age seven, then decided to pursue careers in dancing and singing. She released an album for Candid Records
Candid Records
Candid Records was founded as a subsidiary of Archie Bleyer's Cadence label in New York City in 1960. The jazz writer and civil rights activist, Nat Hentoff, worked as the label's A&R director, aiming to create a representative catalog of the jazz of the day...
in 1960 (featuring Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.-Biography:...
, Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton was an American jazz trumpet player who was a leading member of Count Basie’s "Old Testament" orchestra and a leader of mainstream-oriented jam session recordings in the 1950s. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong...
, Dickie Wells, and Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
Milton John "Milt" Hinton , "the dean of jazz bass players," was an American jazz double bassist and photographer. He was nicknamed "The Judge".-Biography:...
) and one for Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
in 1962 (featuring John Lewis
John Lewis (pianist)
John Aaron Lewis was an American jazz pianist and composer best known as the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.- Early life:...
, Dick Katz
Dick Katz
Dick Katz was an American jazz pianist and arranger. He freelanced throughout much of his career, and worked in a number of ensembles. He co-founded Milestone Records in 1966 with Orrin Keepnews....
, Phil Woods
Phil Woods
Philip Wells Woods is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer.-Biography:...
, Jim Hall
Jim Hall (musician)
James Stanley Hall is an American jazz guitarist.-Biography:Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hall moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, attention in the late 1950s...
, Richard Davis, and Connie Kay
Connie Kay
Connie Kay was an American jazz drummer.Kay was a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet from 1955 until the group's dissolution in 1974...
), then left music to raise a family, returning to a career in music in 1975. Since then she has worked with Katz and Woods again, Clark Terry
Clark Terry
Clark Terry is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, educator, NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and recipient of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award...
, Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna
Roland Hanna was an American Jazz pianist.Hanna studied classical piano as a boy, but was strongly interested in jazz. This increased after his time in military service.He studied at Eastman School of Music and Juilliard School...
, and Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
Robert Brookmeyer is an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer.-Biography:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of Gerry Mulligan's quartet from 1954 to 1957. He later worked with Jimmy Giuffre...
, among others. She has recorded 16 albums, five of them her own inventions (music and lyrics) based on literary subjects -- a Willa Cather novel (Lost Lady), a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Marble Faun), and songs based on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Winter Dreams). The Winter Dreams CD formed the nucleus of This Side of Paradise, a new musical about Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald which ran for 6 weeks in NYC in 2010 at the Theatre at St. Clements. Two of Harrow's song cycles were based on children's stories: The Adventures of Maya the Bee, by Waldemar Bonsels, ran as a puppet show in NYC for seven years and was translated into Japanese and presented in Japan for two years; The Cat Who Went to Heaven, based on a story by Elizabeth Coatsworth, had short runs in NYC at the Mercer Street Theater, the Asia Society, and the Harlem School of the Arts. It had 11 performances at the Kennedy Center in the spring of 2011.
Harrow is the mother of Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums.-History:Guitarist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang had met at the Dalton School in New York City in 1981, but began playing together during their time...
/ Damon and Naomi
Damon and Naomi
Damon & Naomi are an American dream pop/folk-rock duo formed in 1991 by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, formerly of Galaxie 500.-History:After Galaxie 500 completed a tour of the US supporting The Cocteau Twins, guitarist and vocalist Dean Wareham quit the band, forcing the cancellation of an...
member Damon Krukowski.
Discography
- Wild Women Don't Have the Blues (Candid RecordsCandid RecordsCandid Records was founded as a subsidiary of Archie Bleyer's Cadence label in New York City in 1960. The jazz writer and civil rights activist, Nat Hentoff, worked as the label's A&R director, aiming to create a representative catalog of the jazz of the day...
, 1960) - You Never Know (Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, 1962) - Anything Goes (Audiophile RecordsAudiophile RecordsAudiophile Records Audiophile Records was a record label founded by Ewing D. Nunn . Between 1947 and 1969, when Nunn sold the company, Audiophile produced nearly 100 albums most of which were traditional jazz. Ewing was an audio enthusiast and inventor...
, 1979) - The John Lewis Album for Nancy Harrow (Finesse Records, 1981 )
- Two's Company (Inner City RecordsInner City RecordsInner City Records, an American jazz record label now based in Elmsford, New York, was founded in 1976 by Irv Kratka, owner of Music Minus One, and Eric Kriss, an independent producer. Affiliated labels included Guitar World and Classic Jazz...
, 1984) - You're Nearer (Tono Records, 1986)
- Street of Dreams (Gazell Records, 1988)
- The Beatles & Other Standards (Nippon Phonogram/Em-Arcy, 1990)
- Secrets (Soul Note, 1992)
- Lost Lady (Soul Note, 1994)
- You're Nearer (Baldwin Street Music, 1998)
- The Marble Faun (Harbinger, 1999)
- The Adventures of Maya the Bee (Harbinger Records, 2000)
- Winter Dreams: The Life and Passions of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Artists HouseArtists House-Discography:...
, 2003) - The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Artists House, 2005)
- The Beatles & Other Standards (Fab / Muzak, 2009)
- An Intimate Evening With Nancy Harrow (Benfan Music, 2010)
"In the Wee Small Hours (Camerata, 2010)