Carol Sloane - Midnight Sun

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1983
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:22
Size: 132,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:06) 1. I'm Glad There Is You
(3:41) 2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
(4:32) 3. 'S Wonderful
(4:12) 4. But Not For Me
(3:51) 5. Honeysuckle Rose
(5:46) 6. Spring Is Here
(4:24) 7. Our Love Is Here To Say
(3:06) 8. Just In Time
(6:20) 9. Midnight Sun
(3:01) 10. It's All Right With Me
(4:39) 11. Lover Man
(3:54) 12. Teach Me Tonight
(2:19) 13. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(4:26) 14. When I Fall In Love / Body And Soul

A fine, underrated jazz vocalist who got her start with Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Carol Sloane started singing professionally when she was 14, and at 18, she toured Germany in a musical comedy. She was with the Les and Larry Elgart orchestra from 1958 to 1960, and, after appearing at a jazz festival in 1960, she was heard by Jon Hendricks, who later sent for her to sub for Annie Ross with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Sloane made a big impression at the 1961 Newport Jazz Festival and soon cut two records for Columbia. Unfortunately, her career never got going, and, except for a live set from 1964 released on Honey Dew, Sloane would not record again until 1977, instead working as a secretary in North Carolina and singing just now and then locally.

However,in the mid-'70s, she became more active again, caught on in Japan (where she began to record frequently), and her career finally got on more solid footing. Sloane's releases for Audiophile, Choice, Progressive, Contemporary, and, later, Concord feature a mature, bop-based singer with a sound of her own. Carol Sloane died on January 23, 2023 at a senior care facility in Stoneham, MA due to complications from a stoke she'd suffered two years earlier. She was 85 years of age.
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/carol-sloane

Personnel: Carol Sloane / vocals; Roland Hanna / piano; Ken'ichi Yoshida / piano; George Mraz / bass

Midnight Sun

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Carol Sloane - Live At Birdland

Styles: Vocal
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:21
Size: 166,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:36) 1. Havin Myself A Time
(5:57) 2. Blue Turning Grey Over You
(6:13) 3. I Dont Want To Walk Without You
(4:58) 4. As Long As I Live
(7:57) 5. Glad To Be Unhappy I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
(5:28) 6. If I Should Lose You
(4:48) 7. You Were Meant For Me
(6:55) 8. The Very Thought Of You
(8:23) 9. You're Driving Me Crazy
(6:13) 10. Two For The Road
(4:23) 11. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
(6:26) 12. I'll Always Leave The Door A Little Open

Marks the veteran vocalist's 60th anniversary as a recording artist, and her first album in over a decade. Accompanied by all-star jazz trio Mike Renzi on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Scott Hamilton on sax. "Havin' Myself a Time," "Blue Turning Grey Over You," "I Don't Want to Walk Without You," "As Long As I Live," "Glad to Be Unhappy/ I Got a Right to Sing the Blues," "If I Should Lose You," "You Were Meant for Me," "The Very Thought of You," "You're Driving Me Crazy," "Two for the Road," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," "I'll Always Leave the Door a Little Open."

Recorded in 2019. Produced by Joel Moss and Mark D. Sendroff. Liner notes by James Gavin. Sloane: A Jazz Singer, the documentary feature film profiling Carol Sloane's remarkable career and the creation of this album, is currently in production. https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Carol-SloaneLive-at-Birdland-2022-Club44-Records

Personnel: Carol Sloane vocal; Mike Renzi on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Scott Hamilton on saxophone.

More Information https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Club44-Records-Releases-New-Album-from-Carol-Sloane-Live-at-BIRDLAND-20220408

Live At Birdland

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Carol Sloane and Clark Terry - The songs of Ella & Louis sang

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:18
Size: 137,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:00)  1. I Won't Dance
(4:22)  2. Tenderly
(6:17)  3. Don't Be That Way
(4:32)  4. Can't We Be Friends

(4:29)  5. Gee baby, Ain't I good to you?
(5:35)  6. Autumn in New York
(5:07)  7. Let's Do It
(4:56)  8. The Stars Fell on Alabama
(4:13)  9. Moonlight in Vermont
(5:37) 10. Blueberry Hill
(5:42) 11. Stompin' At The Savoy
(3:25) 12. When it's Sleepy Time Down South

This release both is and, in a sense, isn't a tribute to the mighty and lovable Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. As far as the repertoire goes, of course, these songs were associated with Ella and Louis in their separate and joint projects. But Carol Sloane and Clark Terry are definitely not imitators of anybody; it is their inimitable styles, mannerisms, lyrical bents, and distinctive senses of humor that make this disc happen. Terry's slippery trumpet slides and bounces over the notes in a completely different manner than Armstrong, and he displays just as much personality in doing so. You also hear much more of Terry's actual singing than usual (as opposed to his mumbles act on "Stompin' at the Savoy"), breezy and full of jive. Carol Sloane is closer to Shirley Horn in soft-focused tone than she is to Ella, and she makes a fine dusky-voiced foil for Terry's talking horn obligatos. With only the backing of a piano trio, this is as relaxed and ingratiating a set in its own way as the first Ella/Louis albums on Verve were, evoking the atmosphere, if not the actual sound, of a 1950s Norman Granz production. ~ Richard S.Ginell   http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-ella-louis-sang-mw0000596724

Personnel: Carol Sloane (vocals); Clark Terry (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Charlap (piano); Dennis Mackrel (drums).

The songs of Ella & Louis sang

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Carol Sloane - Early Hours

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1959/2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:59
Size: 78,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. Hush-A-Bye
(1:58)  2. Wait Till You See Her
(3:21)  3. Guess Who I Saw Today
(2:55)  4. I Never Had A Chance
(2:50)  5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
(3:30)  6. Angel Eyes
(3:03)  7. It Could Happen To You
(3:30)  8. I Loves You Porgy
(4:33)  9. Body And Soul
(2:25) 10. April
(2:47) 11. Summertime

Carol Sloane was born to Claudia and Frank Morvan on March 5, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island, the older of two daughters, but she never lived in that city. Instead, she spent her happy childhood in the small town of Smithfield, just a few short miles north of the city. Her parents worked steadily through the years of World War II in the textile mill near their home.  Carol was the lucky member of a large family of cousins, aunts and uncles who all possessed natural singing voices. Only one uncle ever received formal musical education, and he played the tenor sax. In 1951, her Uncle Joe arranged an audition for her with a society dance band led by Ed Drew, and she began singing the stock arrangements of popular hits of the day each Wednesday and Saturday night at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet Ballroom, located in Cranston, Rhode Island. In 1955, Carol married a Providence disc jockey named Charlie Jefferds, and almost immediately, the couple found themselves at Fort Carson, Colorado where Charlie endured the rigors of basic training followed by a one-year obligatory tour of duty in Germany. They returned to the US in January 1958, and were amicably divorced in that year. Carol continued to sing in small bars and clubs until she met the road manager of the Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra, which was touring the amusement park ballrooms in the southern New England area. 

She auditioned for Larry Elgart, who then asked her to come to New York with his band. The brothers had recently split the organization, Les taking the territory west of Chicago, Larry to handle everything east of Chicago. Larry Elgart suggested she change her name to Carol Sloane. The "road years" with the Larry Elgart band continued until 1960, when the road simply became too boring and too difficult for her. After two years on the road, she was still unknown, and there were no singing engagements to be had. She took various secretarial jobs booked through Manhattan temp agencies. She continued her working relationship with the former road manager of the Elgart band, who had become an agent in the office of the legendary Willard Alexander. This man, Bob Bonis, arranged for Carol to sing at a jazz festival in Pittsburgh in 1960, at which time she met Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Jon Hendricks asked Carol if she could learn the LH&R book in order to be prepared to take Annie Ross' place if that ever became necessary. Carol agreed to study the group's exacting material, and continued her secretarial gigs. 

Then, one night in early 1961, when attending a performance of LH&R at the Village Vanguard, Jon asked Carol to sing a couple of tunes on her own, after which the legendary proprietor Max Gordon asked her if she'd like to sing at the club the following August as opening act for Oscar Peterson. In her own words, "I stammered an acceptance, and walked five feet off the ground on the way home". More... http://www.carolsloane.com/p/bio.php

Early Hours

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Carol Sloane - Sweet & Slow

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:35
Size: 128,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:37)  1. Sometime Ago
(3:51)  2. One Morning In May
(4:32)  3. I'm Way Ahead Of The Game
(5:30)  4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
(4:18)  5. Until I Met You
(5:55)  6. Sweet And Slow
(3:51)  7. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
(3:41)  8. A Woman's Intuition
(4:56)  9. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
(5:10) 10. An Older Man Is Like An Elegant Wine
(3:15) 11. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
(6:53) 12. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

After too many years in obscurity or out of music altogether, Carol Sloane's renaissance began in 1988 with her first of two albums for the Contemporary label. This was succeeded by a long string of consistently enjoyable Concord releases, of which this was the second one. This time around, she is assisted by pianist Stefan Scaggiari, bassist John Lockwood, drummer Colin Bailey and, on four of the dozen numbers, Frank Wess on tenor and flute. Sloane pays tribute to Lee Wiley on "A Woman's Intuition" and sounds very close to Ella Fitzgerald on "Sweet and Slow"; she uplifts such numbers as Hoagy Carmichael's "One Morning In May," "Baubles Bangles and Beads," "An Older Man Is Like an Elegant Wine," and in a classic version, "I Got It Bad." Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/sweet-slow-mw0000621553

Personnel: Carol Sloane - vocals; Stefan Scaggiari - piano; John Lockwood - bass; Colin Bailey - drums.

Sweet & Slow

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Carol Sloane - Carol Sings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:45
Size: 95.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1985/1995
Art: Front

[3:19] 1. Cheek To Cheek
[6:25] 2. Morning Star
[4:35] 3. An Older Man (Is Like An Elegant Wine)
[4:53] 4. Frasier (The Sensuous Lion)
[3:36] 5. Medley: If Dreams Come True/Don't Be That Way
[4:20] 6. Prelude To A Kiss
[5:46] 7. Looking Back
[5:21] 8. Checkered Hat
[3:28] 9. My Leopard (Isfanhan)

Alto Saxophone – Norris Turney; Bass – George Mraz; Drums – Joe LaBarbera; Piano – Jimmy Rowles; Tenor Saxophone [Also Flute] – Frank Wess; Vocals – Carol Sloane. Recorded October 28, 29, 1978 at the Downtown Sound Studio, N.Y., N.Y.

Originally released by Progressive, this Carol Sloane album is quite definitive. After 15 years of neglect, the appealing jazz singer began to emerge on records again in 1977. On her effort, Sloane performs ten superior songs, which range from swing standards such as "Cheek to Cheek" and "Prelude to a Kiss" to lesser-known numbers such as a pair of Johnny Mercer-Jimmy Rowles collaborations ("Morning Star" and "Frasier the Sensuous Lion"), Norris Turney's "Checkered Hat" and "An Older Man Is Like an Elegant Wine." The singer is ably assisted by pianist Rowles (who also arranged the tunes), tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, altoist Norris Turney (who guests on his composition), bassist George Mraz and drummer Joe LaBarbera. Recommended. ~Scott Yanow

Carol Sings

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Carol Sloane - When I Look In Your Eyes

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:22
Size: 145,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. Give Me The Simple Life
(4:16)  2. Isn't This A Lovely Day
(7:34)  3. Midnight Sun
(3:24)  4. Take Your Shoes Off, Baby
(5:31)  5. I Didn't Know About You
(3:49)  6. Soon
(4:47)  7. Old Devil Moon
(6:54)  8. Let's Face The Music And Dance
(5:23)  9. Something Cool
(2:54) 10. Tulip Or Turnip
(4:39) 11. I Was Telling Him About You
(5:34) 12. When I Look In Your Eyes
(3:15) 13. Will You Still Be Mine?

This is one of Carol Sloane's finest recordings. Having developed into a superb interpreter of lyrics who always swings, Sloane works closely with pianist Bill Charlap (who is sometimes joined by bassist Steve Gilmore, drummer Ron Vincent, and guitarist Howard Alden) on a variety of haunting ballads and an occasional romp. Her rendition of "Something Cool" ranks with June Christy's (Sloane really sounds purposely pitiful); "I Didn't Know About You" and "I Was Telling Him About You" are quite expressive, and Sloane brings a happier mood to "Give Me the Simple Life" and "Tulip or Turnip." Highly recommended to fans of first-class singing. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-i-look-in-your-eyes-mw0000119385

Personnel: Carol Sloane (vocals); Bill Charlap (piano); Howard Alden (guitar); Steve Gilmore (bass); Ron Vincent (drums).

When I Look In Your Eyes

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Carol Sloane - Sophisticated Lady

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:25
Size: 92.5 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1977/2016
Art: Front

[2:11] 1. Take The 'a' Train
[3:40] 2. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
[4:44] 3. Solitude
[3:21] 4. Satin Doll
[5:12] 5. In A Sentimental Mood
[1:41] 6. It Don't Mean A Thing
[3:12] 7. Sophisticated Lady
[4:30] 8. Mood Indigo
[5:06] 9. Prelude To A Kiss
[2:12] 10. Jump For Joy
[2:25] 11. Come Sunday
[2:05] 12. Take The 'a' Train (Refrain)

Bass – George Mraz; Drums – Richie Pratt; Piano – Roland Hanna; Vocals – Carol Sloane. Recorded October 16, 1977 at Media Studio, Tokyo, Japan.

After recording an impressive set for Columbia in 1961, a lesser-known album in 1962, and a live date in 1964 that came out many years later, Carol Sloane did not lead another record session until this 1977 effort, which was made originally for the Japanese Trio label and released domestically by Audiophile. Sloane, who spent years working outside of music as a secretary, was finally rediscovered, first by the Japanese (the majority of her recordings in the 1970s and '80s were for Japanese labels). This particular set finds Sloane (who is joined by pianist Roland Hanna, bassist George Mraz and drummer Richie Pratt) performing 11 of Duke Ellington's more familiar songs, plus two versions of Billy Strayhorn's "Take The 'A' Train." Despite virtually all of the tunes (which include such warhorses as "Satin Doll," "It Don't Mean a Thing," "Sophisticated Lady" and "Mood Indigo") having been recorded a countless number of times through the decades, Carol Sloane's beautiful voice and strong sense of swing makes the material seem fresher than expected. ~Scott Yanow

Sophisticated Lady

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Carol Sloane - Heart's Desire

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:16
Size: 122,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:17)  1. Secret Love
(3:56)  2. Memories Of You
(4:39)  3. Heart's Desire
(5:08)  4. September In The Rain
(3:46)  5. Devil May Care
(5:20)  6. You Must Believe In Spring
(3:19)  7. Them There Eyes
(4:43)  8. Never Never Land / My Ship
(3:10)  9. He Loves And She Loves
(4:26) 10. Fairy Tales
(4:00) 11. Robbins Nest
(5:54) 12. You'll See
(1:33) 13. For Susannah Kyle

Singer Carol Sloane's debut for Concord features her swinging and putting the proper amount of emotion into lyrics of both familiar and obscure songs. Accompanied by pianist Stefan Scaggiari, bassist John Lockwood and drummer Colin Bailey, Sloane is heard in fine form on a program ranging from "Secret Love" and "Them There Eyes" to Dave Frishberg's "Heart's Desire" and a pair of songs co-written by Chan Parker. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/hearts-desire-mw0000076093

Personnel: Carol Sloane (vocals); Stefan Scaggiari (piano); John Lockwood (bass instrument); Colin Bailey (drums).

Heart's Desire

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Carol Sloane - We'll Meet Again

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:43
Size: 142,6 MB
Art: Front

(5:43)  1. Exactly Like You
(3:24)  2. Something To Remember You By
(2:40)  3. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
(6:32)  4. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
(2:37)  5. If You Could Love Me
(3:36)  6. Why Don't You Do Right
(4:43)  7. The Meaning Of The Blues
(5:51)  8. Zoot Walks In
(6:35)  9. Where Are You?
(6:29) 10. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
(5:18) 11. A Cottage For Sale
(4:45) 12. I Never Loved Anyone
(3:24) 13. We'll Meet Again

Carol Sloane has paid her dues over a career that stretches over half a century, surviving the various detours into temporary fads and the fickle whims of the jazz marketplace. For her 37th album as a leader, the vocalist chose to omit both piano and drums, looking toward a cleaner, more intimate sound, which she achieves throughout the sessions. She could have hardly picked a better guitarist than Bucky Pizzarelli, a master who seems to have accompanied nearly everyone and has encyclopedic knowledge of thousands of songs, along with one of her biggest fans, tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Ken Peplowski (who has long told jazz journalists that she is one of his favorite vocalists), and veteran bassist Steve LaSpina. 

The Basie-like swing setting of "Exactly Like You," adding young violinist Aaron Weinstein to the trio, will have listeners tapping their feet along with it. Joe Williams' longtime pianist Norman Simmons wrote "If You Could Love Me" back in the 1950s, though the song never caught a wide audience Sloane's warm bossa nova setting is complemented by Peplowski's lyrical clarinet. Sloane exhibits both warmth and playfulness in "Zoot Walks In," opening with an unaccompanied half-chorus, then follows it with a snappy segment accompanied solely by LaSpina's walking bass. 

Peplowski salutes the late great Zoot Sims with a spirited tenor solo, after which Weinstein adds a wry chorus on violin in the manner of Ray Nance. Sloane is at her very best tackling the bittersweet "A Cottage for Sale," imbuing it with emotion without getting carried away. Carol Sloane is like a fine vintage wine; her voice keeps improving with time. ~ Ken Dryden http://www.allmusic.com/album/well-meet-again-mw0001948137

Personnel: Carol Sloane (vocals); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Ken Peplowski (clarinet, tenor saxophone).

We'll Meet Again

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Carol Sloane - Something Cool

Size: 83,9 MB
Time: 36:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1979/2003
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Something Cool (4:53)
02. Jackie (3:54)
03. Baby, Don't You Quit Now (4:36)
04. Can't We Be Friends (3:50)
05. You're A Bad Influence On Me (4:03)
06. Cotton Tail (4:19)
07. Some Other Spring (7:06)
08. Tomorrow Mountain (3:16)

When Something Cool was released in 1979 by Candid, Carol Sloane hadn't released a record in America for 15 years. Always underrated, the singer had been just plain invisible, which was really too bad because her clear, cool voice should have been widely available to vocal jazz fans. Fortunately, this record stirred up interest in Sloane and, after a slight dip in the mid-'80s, she has been recording steadily since. This record is an easygoing, swinging record that features Sloane singing with a small and sympathetic combo, with the always great George Mraz on bass. The tunes she sings are a mix of standards like "Can't We Be Friends" and "Cotton Tail," and lesser-known songs like Jimmy Rowles and Johnny Mercer's "Baby, Don't You Quit Now" and Ellington's "Tomorrow Mountain." The highlights of this very enjoyable disc are her slyly phrased version of Cole Porter's obscure "You're a Bad Influence on Me" and the title track, which is best known as done by June Christy. Sloane gives her a run for the money by cutting the tempo and upping the emotional stakes. This is a fine comeback record by a wonderful singer. Fans of vocal jazz should seek it out, especially if they haven't heard of Carol Sloane, as this is a nice introduction to what she can do. ~Review by Tim Sendra

Something Cool

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Carol Sloane - Out Of The Blue / Live At 30th Street

Album: Out Of The Blue (Remastered)
Size: 72,8 MB
Time: 31:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1962/2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Prelude To A Kiss (4:18)
02. Aren't You Glad (2:00)
03. Little Girl Blue (3:52)
04. Who Cares (2:31)
05. My Ship (2:57)
06. Will You Still Be Mine (2:13)
07. The More I See You (2:33)
08. Deep Purple (3:10)
09. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (1:55)
10. My Silent Love (3:29)
11. Night And Day (1:58)

Carol Sloane, who made a strong impression with her performance at the 1961 Newport Jazz Festival, shortly after recorded her first album (originally on Columbia) which has been reissued on this Koch CD along with a previously unreleased "April in My Heart" and Sloane's 45 version of "I Want You to Be the First to Know." At the time, her voice sounded a little like Ella Fitzgerald's in spots, but Sloane's own personality frequently pops through. She mostly sticks to ballads, along with an occasional swinger, on this set, and the only partly identified band is mostly confined to a quiet supporting role by arrangers Bill Finegan and Bob Brookmeyer. After recording a second album for Columbia, Sloane would slip into obscurity until her rediscovery (at first by the Japanese) in the late '70s but, as this reissue shows, Carol Sloane was a highly appealing singer from the start. ~Review by Scott Yanow

Out Of The Blue

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Album: Live At 30th Street (Remastered)
Size: 77,8 MB
Time: 32:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1962/2015
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. Chicago (2:28)
02. Love Walked In (2:37)
03. Spring Is Here (3:45)
04. Taking A Chance On Love (2:01)
05. My Melancholy Baby (2:29)
06. On The Street Where You Live (2:40)
07. Basin Street Blues (3:09)
08. In A Sentimental Mood (3:42)
09. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:16)
10. Never Never Land (2:51)
11. Stars Fell On Alabama (2:01)
12. It Never Entered My Mind (2:54)

Personnel:
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Sol Gubin
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli
Piano – Bill Rubenstein
Producer – Mike Berniker
Vocals – Carol Sloane

Singer Carol Sloane started singing professionally when she was 14 and at 18 she toured Germany in a musical comedy. She was with the Les and Larry Elgart orchestra during 1958-1960 and, after appearing at a jazz festival in 1960, she was heard by Jon Hendricks who later sent for her to sub for Annie Ross with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. Sloane made a big impression at the 1961 Newport Jazz Festival and soon cut two records for Columbia. Unfortunately, her career never got going and, except for a live set from 1964 released on Honey Dew, Sloane would not record again until 1977, working as a secretary in North Carolina and singing just now and then locally.

However, in the mid-'70s she became more active again, caught on in Japan (where she began to record frequently), and her career finally got on more solid footing. Sloane's releases for Audiophile, Choice, Progressive, Contemporary, and later Concord feature a mature bop-based singer with a sound of her own. ~by Scott Yanow

Live At 30th Street

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Carol Sloane - Carol Sings

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:45
Size: 95,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:19)  1. Cheek to Cheek
(6:25)  2. Morning Star
(4:35)  3. An Older Man (Is Like an Elegant Wine)
(4:53)  4. Frasier (The Sensuous Lion)
(3:36)  5. Medley: If Dreams Come True/ Don't Be That Way
(4:20)  6. Prelude to a Kiss
(5:46)  7. Looking Back
(5:21)  8. Checkered Hat
(3:28)  9. My Leopard (Isfanhan)

Originally released by Progressive, this Carol Sloane album is quite definitive. After 15 years of neglect, the appealing jazz singer began to emerge on records again in 1977. On her effort, Sloane performs ten superior songs, which range from swing standards such as "Cheek to Cheek" and "Prelude to a Kiss" to lesser-known numbers such as a pair of Johnny Mercer-Jimmy Rowles collaborations ("Morning Star" and "Frasier the Sensuous Lion"), Norris Turney's "Checkered Hat" and "An Older Man Is Like an Elegant Wine." The singer is ably assisted by pianist Rowles (who also arranged the tunes), tenor saxophonist Frank Wess, altoist Norris Turney (who guests on his composition), bassist George Mraz and drummer Joe LaBarbera. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/carol-sings-mw0000120233

Carol Sings

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