Betty Glamann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Betty Glamann

American musician

Date of Birth: 21-May-1923

Place of Birth: Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1990

Profession: jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Betty Glamann Voorhees (May 21, 1923 – September 3, 1990) was an American jazz harpist.
She was born in Wellington, Kansas. Glamann 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.