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A brilliant singer who spent a long period off the scene, Janet Lawson is long overdue for much greater recognition. She performed on the radio and regional television as a child. In 1960, she moved to New York where she worked with <a href="spotify:artist:4L9xEztn5PKQIO5WnI5W3u">Art Farmer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4wnzivx3OQ3vjrySAdTdJP">Ron Carter</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2SZ1e7QHN5jon9tpSpQl44">Duke Pearson</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5olDKSsFhhmwh8UCWwKtpq">Chick Corea</a>, and others during the decade. Lawson appeared regularly on <a href="spotify:artist:0e8WTsKHdhxtwPgT8gdQ1a">Steve Allen</a>'s television show (1968-1969), worked in theater, and in 1976, formed a quintet. She recorded two superb albums in 1980 and 1983 for Inner City and Omnisound. Lawson (an inventive and expressive scat singer with a very wide range) also appeared on records by <a href="spotify:artist:4GDOPUTIg2XgWCnK3spR3B">Eddie Jefferson</a> (1977) and <a href="spotify:artist:6UC0rEFUNQFOUaxPbLf68y">David Lahm</a> (1982). Her father's long-term illness resulted in her leaving music for much of the second half of the 1980s, but Janet Lawson has worked as a jazz educator and gigged on the East Coast. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
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