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| 1. | It Did'Nt Turn Out That Way
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| 2. | Nature Boy
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| 3. | A Sunday Kind Of Love
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| 4. | Juju Knows
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| 5. | All Because Of You
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| 6. | Steal The Moon
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| 7. | I'Ve Grown Accustomed To His Face
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| 8. | Little Man
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| 9. | Yesterday'S A Dream
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| 10. | Moonglow
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Jazz
Carolyn Leonhart - vocals
Rob Bargad - piano, vocals
Jimmy Cobb - drums
Billy Drummond - drums
Jay Leonhart - bass
Daniel Sadownick - percussions
Dave Gilmore - guitar
"For a young singer who was literally born into the jazz scene, Carolyn Leonhart has an uncommonly diverse resume and a surprising range of options. American audiences are getting to know her as one of the backup singers for Steely Dan, a position she has occupied since the Becker/Fagan combine reunited in 1996. (She's the female in the middle on the group's recent PBS special, and she's looking forward to the band's Summer 2000 tour as these notes are written.)
Carolyn Leonhart gives us Steal The Moon, a program notable both for its manner and matter. We get to hear her and an exceptional rhythm section bring four quality standards and a choice Mose Allison tune to life, and we also get introduced to a like number of songs by pianist, composer/lyricist and vocalist Rob Bargad.
Leonhart and Bargad have created an album with all of the charge and feeling, and far more originality, than we have come to expect from young singers. It offers the promise of more great music from both, although Leonhart hastens to point out that she considers herself a work in progress. "My stuff is developing," she insists, "and I'm hearing different things now. People warn me that I'll have to choose an identity, but why? I love jazz and more pop-related material, and I want to sing both."
Someone with Carolyn Leonhart's talent and intelligence can surely pursue more than one path, and will no doubt go her own way. Based on the music she creates here, those of us who treasure truly creative singing, whatever the marketing forces in the music industry choose to call it, will be following her progress for a long time."
--- Bob Blumenthal (2000 Grammy Award Winner)
* Bob Blumenthal - Liner Notes
* Bob Ward - Mastering
* Christopher Drukker - Graphic Design
* Dave Kowalski - Assistant Engineer
* David Baker - Engineer
* Francois Zalacain - Executive Producer
* Lourdes Delgado - Photography
Carolyn Leonhart sits astride the jazz and pop worlds, allowing both to inform her singing and repertoire. The daughter of bassist Jay Leonhart and a backup singer for the reunited Steely Dan, Leonhart inflects her jazz singing with an unmistakable dose of soul and R&B, not unlike Chaka Khan or even Rickie Lee Jones. Pianist Rob Bargad is Leonhart's main collaborator on this album, contributing five compositions, including the lush ballad "Yesterday's a Dream" and a borderline-corny but charming vocal duo with Leonhart on "Steal the Moon," a good candidate for radio play. Leonhart even hands two tracks over entirely to Bargad: the Vince Guaraldi-like piano trio feature "Juju Knows" and a bluesy, smart-alecky vocal tribute to a child titled "Little Man."
Leonhart is bright-toned and sultry on the standards "Nature Boy," "I've Grown Accustomed to His (Her) Face," and "Moonglow," the last an oh-so-hip duo between her and father Jay Leonhart on the bass. She struts her stuff sassily on "Sunday Kind of Love," Bargad's "All Because of You," and Mose Allison's "It Didn't Turn Out That Way." Bargad's solid post-bop piano work anchors every track. Jimmy Cobb and Billy Drummond share drumming duties, Daniel Sadownick weighs in with perfect percussion flourishes, and David Gilmore guests on acoustic guitar for the title track.
As might be expected from a singer with such diverse influences, Leonhart walks a fine line between telling a coherent story and presenting a musical patchwork. But her voice is polished and distinctive, and her band cooks, which invariably makes Steal the Moon a fun listen.
---David R. Adler, All Music Guide
Carolyn Leonhart
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Torch Songs, Swing, Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Carolyn Leonhart is a jazz singer with one foot firmly planted in the rockpop universe. She is the daughter of veteran bassist Jay Leonhart, so her jazz sensibilities flow from her upbringing. Yet she gained wide exposure during the '90s as a backup vocalist for the reunited Steely Dan. Her jazz style is tinged with the edginess of a soul or R&B singer. Her first U.S. album, an inspired collaboration with pianist/songwriter Rob Bargad titled Steal the Moon, was released in 2000.
---David R. Adler, All Music Guide
Carolyn Leonhart
Vocalist
A Native New Yorker, Carolyn Leonhart grew up in the local jazz and studio scenes. She spent much of her childhood accompanying her father, bassist/composer/singer Jay Leonhart, on his many recording sessions and gigs. She adapted to the scene quickly and began singing professionally at the age of 8.
Carolyn spent her teenage years listening to a wide variety of music, and knew she had to go to LaGuardia H.S. of Music and Art as soon as she heard their award winning gospel choir. By the time she graduated, she had established herself as a featured soloist in the choir.
At 16, Carolyn reconnected with her jazz roots. She started sitting in with her father at the Blue Note during the Sunday Jazz Brunch, and began to find her own voice in the midst of many powerful musical influences -- from Michael Jackson to Mel Torme, Chaka Khan to Steely Dan, Sarah Vaughn to Ivan Lins, the Doobie Brothers to The Jungle Brothers.
Carolyn chose not to study music in college, instead earning a B.A. in Comparative Religion with a minor in Japanese at The University of Rochester. However, she moonlighted at the Eastman School of music, performing with small jazz ensembles, big bands and the Eastman Studio Orchestra all the while.
After graduating with honors and being named the Outstanding Jazz Singer in College by Down Beat Magazine, Carolyn returned to New York City and was soon honored to be the 3rd place winner In the 1994 Thelonious Monk Vocal Jazz Competition.
Since 1996, Carolyn has had the privilege of working with 2 of her favorite songwriters, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. She has done 2 world tours with Steely Dan, and appears on their multi Grammy Award winning album "Two Against Nature".
Carolyn has also recorded several solo jazz CDs in Japan, and in 2000 released "Steal The Moon" on Sunnyside Records. She has also been a part of a 6 year collaboration with the Swiss Percussion Group, now called Lyn Leon. Their critically acclaimed second CD, "Glass Lounge", was released in December 2001. In addition to her singing, "Glass Lounge" prominently features Carolyn as lyricist and songwriter.
In the last 2 years, Carolyn has been involved in almost every musical style. Besides touring with Steely Dan and Lyn Leon, she has performed with her own trio at such venues as Iridium in New York, and at colleges and festivals throughout the United States. She has been the lead singer in Wax Poetic, an adventurous musical project that combines electronica, trip hop, funk, and jazz. She has also sung alongside several rap artists, a medium she loves. Carolyn is now writing her own words and music as she brings all of her influences and experiences to one project - the Carolyn Leonhart Group. |
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