Sarah Mclawler & Richard Otto • We Bring You Swing

Artist Biography by Richard Skelly

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Hammond B-3 organist Sarah McLawler was raised in the church with gospel music. She studied organ at an Indiana Conservatory. Influenced heavily by the music of the big bands, McLawler used to sneak into clubs in Indianapolis to hear Lucky Millinder's big band. She ended up going on the road with the bandleader, and later formed an ahead-of-its-time all-woman band, the Syn-Co-Ettes. They spent some time as a house band at Chicago's Savoy Club.

After meeting Richard Otto, a classical violinist who liked to play jazz, at a residency at a Brooklyn club, she married him and the two spent years touring and recording together. As fixtures on the New York jazz scene in the 1950s, they became friends with the likes of Milt Jackson, Errol Garner, Dinah Washington, Cab Calloway, Nat Cole, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr. and others. Washington was so taken with her playing, she once offered to be her manager.

McLawler's singles for the King and Brunswick labels, recorded in the 1950s, are now collectors' items, and they include sides like "I Can't Stop Loving You" "Love, Sweet Love," both for King, as well as "Red Light" "Tipping In" "Let's Get the Party Rocking" and "Blue Room." Her recordings with violinist Otto include "Somehow," "Yesterday" "Body & Soul" for Brunswick, and "Babe in the Woods" "Relax, Miss Frisky" "Flamingo" "Canadian Sunset" and "At the Break of Day" for Vee-Jay.

She continues to perform jazz standards, because she feels a lot of the popular jazz standards have never gotten enough recognition. Her major shows include recent Newport Jazz Festivals and the Newark Jazz Festival. She's based herself in New York City for many years, and can performs periodically at the Novotel hotel there.

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Biografía del artista por Richard Skelly

Nacida en Louisville, Kentucky, la organista Hammond B-3 Sarah McLawler se crió en la iglesia con música gospel. Estudió órgano en un conservatorio de Indiana. Influenciada por la música de las grandes bandas, McLawler solía colarse en los clubes de Indianápolis para escuchar la gran banda de Lucky Millinder. Terminó saliendo de gira con el director de la banda, y más tarde formó una banda de mujeres adelantada, la Syn-Co-Ettes. Pasaron un tiempo como banda de música house en el Savoy Club de Chicago.

Después de conocer a Richard Otto, un violinista clásico al que le gustaba tocar jazz, en una residencia en un club de Brooklyn, se casó con él y los dos pasaron años haciendo giras y grabando juntos. En la década de 1950, se hicieron amigos de Milt Jackson, Errol Garner, Dinah Washington, Cab Calloway, Nat Cole, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. y otros. Washington estaba tan entusiasmado con su interpretación que una vez se ofreció a ser su representante.

Los singles de McLawler para los sellos King y Brunswick, grabados en los años 50, son ahora objetos de colección, e incluyen lados como "I Can't Stop Loving You" "Love, Sweet Love", ambos para King, así como "Red Light" "Tipping In" "Let's Get the Party Rocking" y "Blue Room". Sus grabaciones con el violinista Otto incluyen "Somehow", "Yesterday" "Body & Soul" para Brunswick, y "Babe in the Woods" "Relax, Miss Frisky" "Flamingo" "Canadian Sunset" y "At the Break of Day" para Vee-Jay.

Ella continúa interpretando estándares de jazz, porque siente que muchos de los estándares populares de jazz nunca han tenido suficiente reconocimiento. Sus principales espectáculos incluyen los recientes Festivales de Jazz de Newport y el Festival de Jazz de Newark. Ha estado en la ciudad de Nueva York durante muchos años, y puede actuar periódicamente en el hotel Novotel de allí.

Tracklist
A1 A Foggy Day
A2 My Reverie
A3 Lullaby Of Birdland
A4 The High And The Mighty
A5 When The Lilacs Bloom
A6 Caravan
B1 Slow Boat To China
B2 Robbins Nest
B3 Love Walked In
B4 Canadian Sunset
B5 Rainbow On The River
B6 Midnight Sun

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