THURLOW, JANET
Homebase: Seattle, WA
Stats: b. 1926 - d. 2022
Misc Notes: Jazz singer who began with Bumps Blackwell's band, and in 1951 went on to tour and record with Lionel Hampton. On October 27, 1953 she recorded "Eclipse" with Charles Mingus's octet. [...READ More HERE...]
NOTES:
2004. A French label issued a ten cd package that included the track "Blue Tide" which Janet had recorded in 1953.
Janet Thurlow, Trianon Ballroom, Seattle, December 1949
Newspaper clipping, December 2, 1949
The Seattle Times, December 12, 1950.
MISC NOTES:
B-Side: "Cool" Train" by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA?
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Janet Thurlow [vocal: A-side]; Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra [instrumental]
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7" & 10"
SPEED: 45 rpm & 78 rpm
DISC NOTES:
Disc # as printed on labels:
7") K10979
10") 10979
A-SIDE MATRIX:
7") K10979-A
10") 10979-A
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
7") K10979A (stamped)
10") B 10979A (stamped)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Gaskill-McHugh
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: No Listing
MISC NOTES: This selection first appeared in 1953 as side one, track #2 on the Debut label's 4 song EP titled Charles Mingus Octet. Ms. Thurlow, however, is not label-credited. She was/is credited when, later, "Eclipse" appeared on the Debut compilation album noted below. In liner notes on the compilation LP, regarding "Eclipse", Nat Hentoff wrote: "Janet Sings with difficult vocal of the sociological Eclipse with sensitive musicianship."
LOCATION: New York (Recorded 10/27/1953)
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Janet Thurlow [vocal]; Charles Mingus [bass]; Teo Macero [tenor]; Jackson Wiley [cello]; Eddie Cane [alto]; Danny Bank [baritone] Willie Dennis [trombone]; John Lewis [piano]; Kenny Clarke [drums]
RECORDING STUDIO:
RECORDING ENGINEER:
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 7"
SPEED: 45 rpm
DISC NOTES:*
"Eclipse" Album Reissues:
1955. Side A, track #4 on compilation album Autobiography In Jazz (Debut - 198)
1977. Side 1, track #5 on compilation album Mirage. (New World Records NW - 216)
A-SIDE MATRIX: EP - 101
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE:
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Mingus