Jazz / Vocal, Bop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Carol Sloane - Vocals
Ben Brown Bass
Bill Charlap Piano
Bill Easley Saxophone
Byron Stripling Trumpet
Clark Terry Trumpet
Colin Bailey Drums
Dennis Mackrel Drums
George Horn Mastering
Glen Barros Executive Producer
Greg Gisbert Trumpet
Howard Alden Guitar
John Burk Executive Producer
John Lockwood Bass
Marcus McLaurine Bass
Michael Moore Bass
Nick Phillips Compilation Producer
Phil Woods Clarinet
Ron Vincent Drums
Scott Robinson Saxophone
Scott Yanow Liner Notes
Sean Smith Bass
Stefan Scaggiari Piano
Steve Gilmore Bass
Steve Turre Trombone
Part of the compilation series Ballad Essentials, this CD features the jazz vocals of Carol Sloane. The vocalist's smoky renditions of such ballads as "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" and "Moonlight in Vermont" are among the featured songs, previously recorded and released on Sloane's six projects for the Concord Jazz label. However, it is Sloane's work on the Fred J. Coots and Haven Gillespie gem "You Go to My Head" -- featuring Steve Turre's great trombone solo -- that makes this collection of ballads worth the price of the CD. ~ Paula Edelstein, All Music Guide
Carol Sloane
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: 1937 in Providence, RI
Genre: Vocal
Styles: Bop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
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.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
