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
Tracklist :
1 Take Me Back, Baby 5:14
Count Basie / Buddy Bregman / Jimmy Rushing / Tab Smith2 All Too Soon 5:26
Duke Ellington / Carl Sigman
3 Can't We Be Friends? 5:16
Paul James / Kay Swift
4 On the Sunny Side of the Street 4:57
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
5 Wild Women (Don't Have the Blues) 5:28
Ida Cox
6 I've Got the World on a String 4:29
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
7 I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got 3:56
Duke Ellington
8 Blues for Yesterday 7:31
Lester Carr
Credits
Baritone Saxophone – Danny Bank
Bass – Milt Hinton
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Tom Gwaltney
Vocals – Nancy Harrow
Drums – Oliver Jackson
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Piano – Dick Wellstood
Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate
Trombone – Dickie Wells
Trumpet, Leader, Arranged By – Buck Clayton
