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Biography
Carol Sloane (born March 5, 1937) is an American jazz singer born in Providence, Rhode Island, who has been singing professionally since 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. She lives in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
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. Her career stalled for a time in the 1970s, but resumed by the 1980s. She later signed with Concord Records and had some successes touring in Japan. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr. In April 2016 Sloane was among theinductees who were brought into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF).
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)
- 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)
As guest
With Ken Peplowski
- Dearest Duke (Arbors)