Possibly the greatest jazz harpist of all time,
Adele Girard showed that it was possible to swing hard on that angelic instrument; only the little-known
Casper Reardon had preceded her.
Girard played with
Harry Sosnick's band and then in 1937, she joined clarinetist
Joe Marsala's combo, marrying him the same year. Her swing and Dixieland recordings with
Marsala in the 1930s and '40s (although somewhat obscure) are remarkable to hear today. Little was heard from
Girard after the mid-'50s, but she emerged in 1992 to record a fine album with
Bobby Gordon for Arbors. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide