Carol Sloane (born March 5, 1937) is an American

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singer born in

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, who has been singing professionally since she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary in

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. In addition, between September 1967 and May 1968, she occasionally wrote album reviews for ''

Down Beat ' (styled in all caps) is an American music magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chi ...

''. She lives in

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. One of her early efforts was working with Les and

Larry Elgart Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show ''American Bandstand''. Biography Elgart was born in ...

's orchestra. Later she filled in for

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. By 1961, success at the

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led to albums for

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

. 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 Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists have ...

and had some successes touring in

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. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr. In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF). ''Sloane: A Jazz Singer'', the documentary feature film profiling her career is currently in production.

Discography

As leader

* ''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, April 2022)

As guest

With

Ken Peplowski Ken Peplowski (born May 23, 1959) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and known primarily for playing swing music. For over a decade, Peplowski recorded for Concord Records. In 2 ...

* ''Dearest Duke'' (Arbors)

References

External links

Carol Sloane's website

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