Janet Carroll - I'll Be Seeing You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:24
Size: 107,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:23) 1. I'll Be Seeing You
(2:59) 2. When I Leave This World Behind
(3:20) 3. It Had To Be You
(3:19) 4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee
(3:10) 5. But Not For Me
(4:09) 6. St. Louis Blues
(4:18) 7. Strike Up The Band
(3:45) 8. Buddy Bulden's Blues
(3:15) 9. Golden Gate
(4:48) 10. What a Wonderful World
(3:16) 11. Feeling I'm Falling
(4:36) 12. Battle Hymn of the Republic

Janet Carroll is best known as an actress, having appeared in a long list of television, stage and movie productions. Music, however, is also one of her loves, and she has an affinity for jazz and the blues. She has put out a trio of albums, with more in the works, and for two decades she has sung at numerous North American jazz festivals in cities ranging from New Orleans and Monterey in the U.S. to Vancouver and Victoria in Canada. At the Redding Jazz Festival, she was honored with an award for Best Vocalist. Her appearances feature backing by a seven-piece band playing.

Carroll's first major film role came when she was cast in Risky Business as parent to a teenaged Tom Cruise. More film roles followed, casting her alongside such leading men as Sean Connery, Michael York, Henry Winkler, Matthew Broderick, Edward James Olmos, Beau Bridges, Keifer Sutherland, and Dustin Hoffman, among others. Her television appearances include Murphy Brown, Married With Children, and Melrose Place, as well as numerous movies of the week. Before landing in Hollywood, she appeared on stage in many musical theater productions, among them South Pacific, Mame, Pajama Game, Annie Get Your Gun, and The Sound of Music. Her appearance in Elektra garnered a Drama League Award. ~ Linda Seida https://music.apple.com/tt/artist/janet-carroll/6002573

I'll Be Seeing You

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Janet Carroll - Lady Be Good

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:51
Size: 169,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:59) 1. The Lady is a Tramp/ Oh, Lady Be Good
(6:27) 2. Black Coffee
(5:39) 3. Willow Weep for Me
(3:59) 4. I Love Paris
(4:12) 5. Skylark
(4:55) 6. I Thought About You
(3:58) 7. What is This Thing Called Love
(4:40) 8. I Just Don't Know
(3:58) 9. Mountain Greenery
(5:12) 10. Georgia on My Mind
(4:15) 11. Takin' a Chance on Love
(6:04) 12. I Hadn't Anyone Till You/ There Was You
(5:31) 13. Besame Mucho
(6:17) 14. Fore Day Creep
(2:36) 15. You'll Never Know

Janet Carroll may not be a name that jumps out to seasoned jazz fans, but the veteran singer/actress has built an extensive résumé in film, television, and on-stage, in addition to several earlier self-produced jazz albums. The gifted alto has performed extensively with jazz bands, and this 2010 Arbors release is a sure bet at getting her much wider recognition in the jazz world. Starting with Cole Porter's whimsical "The Lady Is a Tramp," she sticks closer to its original (though somewhat dated) lyrics, but injects them with a personal touch and sense of humor, then seamlessly segues into "Lady Be Good." She captures the essence of "Black Coffee" (a hit for Peggy Lee and other female vocalists), with Warren Vaché adding a playful second voice on muted cornet. One of the biggest surprises is her choice of Ida Cox's "Fore Day Creep." She dives headfirst into this vintage blues from the '20s, with David Finck providing a delicious walking bassline and tenor saxophonist Harry Allen adding gritty backing while she inserts amusing asides. The midtempo setting of "What Is This Thing Called Love" is a refreshing departure from the usual racehorse tempi on record dates, opening in a bossa nova mood then transforming into bop. Carroll is also very relaxed when she sings the original Spanish lyric to the bittersweet "Besame Mucho." Her final selection is a dreamy rendition of "You'll Never Know," backed solely by Mike Renzi's elegant piano. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/lady-be-good-mw0002040746

Lady Be Good

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