Carol Sloane (March 5, 1937 – January 23, 2023) was an American jazz singer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carol Morvan |
| Born | March 5, 1937 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2023 (aged 85) Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, vocal jazz |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1953–2023 |
| Labels | Arbors, Columbia, Concord |
| Website | www |
Biography
editBorn Carol Morvan in Providence, Rhode Island to parents Frank and Claudia (Rainville) Morvan,[1] she began singing professionally when she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition, between September 1967 and May 1968, she occasionally wrote album reviews for Down Beat.[2] She lived in Stoneham, Massachusetts.[3]
One of her early efforts was working with Les and Larry Elgart's orchestra. Later she filled in for Annie Ross of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. By 1961, success at the Newport Jazz Festival led to albums for Columbia Records.[4] Her career stalled for a time in the 1970s, but resumed by the 1980s. In 1983 she found a nickel under her carseat and brought it to a psychic who told her she should sign with Concord Records; then she had some successes touring in Japan. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr.[5] In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF).[6]
She died on January 23, 2023, due to complications from a stroke she had two years prior.[7]
Sloane: A Jazz Singer, a documentary feature film profiling her career, is currently in production.[8]
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Live at 30th Street (Columbia, 1962)
- Out of the Blue (Columbia, 1962)
- Subway Tokens (Moonbeam, 1975)
- Spring Is Here (LDC, 1977)
- Carol & Ben with Ben Webster (Honeydew, 1977)
- Carol Sings (Progressive, 1979)
- Cottontail (Choice, 1979)
- Summertime Carole Sings Again (LDR, 1983)
- As Time Goes by (Eastwind, 1984)
- Three Pearls with Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor (Eastworld, 1984)
- Sophisticated Lady (Audiophile, 1985)
- But Not for Me (CBS/Sony, 1987)
- Hush-a-Bye (SSJ, 1987)
- Love You Madly (Contemporary, 1989)
- The Real Thing (Contemporary, 1990)
- Heart's Desire (Concord Jazz, 1992)
- Sweet and Slow (Concord Jazz, 1993)
- When I Look in Your Eyes (Concord Jazz, 1994)
- The Songs Carmen Sang (Concord, 1995)
- The Songs Sinatra Sang (Concord, 1996)
- The Songs Ella & Louis Sang with Clark Terry (Concord Jazz, 1997)
- Romantic Ellington (DRG, 1999)
- Something Cool (Choice, 2001)
- I Never Went Away (HighNote, 2001)
- Whisper Sweet (HighNote, 2003)
- Dearest Duke (Arbors, 2007)
- We'll Meet Again (Arbors, 2010)
- Live At Birdland (Club44, 2022)
As guest
editWith Ken Peplowski
- Dearest Duke (Arbors)
References
edit- ^ Green, Penelope (February 3, 2023). "Carol Sloane, Jazz Singer Who Found Success Early and Late, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Michael. "Down Beat under Dan Morgenstern — A Bibliography". Current Research in Jazz 4. 2012. retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Down Beat Artist's profile Archived October 22, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Carol Sloane: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ All About Jazz Archived November 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ChrisS. "GoLocalProv | Lifestyle | Herb Weiss: Abate Joins Exclusive Class of Musicians". GoLocalProv. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Schudel, Matt (January 24, 2023). "Carol Sloane, jazz singer of late-blooming acclaim, dies at 85". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 24, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "SLOANE • A JAZZ SINGER". Retrieved June 8, 2022.