The Smith-Glamann Quintet - Poinciana

The Smith-Glamann Quintet - Poinciana:

Betty Glamann (b. May 21, 1923, Wellington, Kansas) is an American jazz harpist. Betty learned to play harp at the age of ten. She attended a conservatory and was the harpist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for three years. She played with Spike Jones in 1948, founded the Smith-Glamann Quintet in 1955, played with Duke Ellington and Marian McPartland around 1955 and then with Oscar Pettiford during 1957-58. With Kenny Dorham's band she recorded the album Jazz Contrasts in 1957. In 1958 she was involved in a Michel Legrand recording session with John Coltrane and Miles Davis; she played with Eddie Costa in 1958 and with the Modern Jazz Quartet in 1960. She recorded one album under her own name, Swinging on a Harp.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Glamann

Rufus Smith
&
Betty Glamann Quintet
Poinciana

Tracks

1 Poinciana (Simon, Bernier) 3:08
2 Liza (Gershwin, Gershwin, Kahn) 2:08
3 Laura (Raskin, Mercer) 3:37
4 Harp Capers (Smith) 2:35
5 Lotus Land (Scott) 2:56
6 Now Get Out (Smith) 1:54
7 The Boy Next Door (Martin, Blane) 3:10
8 Stompin' At The Savoy (Sampson, Webb, Goodman, Razaf) 2:24
9 September Song (Weill, Anderson) 2:13
10 Ragtime Mambo (Smith) 2:49
11 That's All (Brandt, Haymes) 3:22
12 Pulling Strings (Smith) 2:02

Personnel
Nick Perito - acc
Betty Glamann - harp
Barry Galbraith - g
Rufus Smith - b
Frank Garisto - d

Recorded in New York City ; 1955

See also
http://www.jazzdisco.org/bethlehem-records/discography-1955/