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Barbara Carroll | |
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 Carroll with Clyde Lombardi (left) and Chuck Wayne, 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barbara Carole Coppersmith |
| Born | January 25, 1925 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2017 (aged 92) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1947–2016 |
| Website | www |
Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist.
Early life and career
Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She began her classical training in piano at age eight, but by high school decided to become a jazz pianist. She attended the New England Conservatory of Music for a year, but left it as it conflicted with working for bands. In 1947 Leonard Feather dubbed her "the first girl ever to play bebop piano."[1] In the following year her trio, which featured Chuck Wayne on guitar and Clyde Lombardi on bass, worked briefly with Benny Goodman. Later Charlie Byrd replaced Wayne and Joe Shulman replaced Lombardi.[2] After Byrd's departure, Carroll decided to have it be a drums, bass, and piano trio.
In the 1950s Carroll and her trio worked on Me and Juliet by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The decade saw her career ebb due to changing musical tastes and personal concerns.
Later career
In 1972 she revived her career due to a renewed interest in her work. In 1975 she was asked by Rita Coolidge to work on a session for A&M. In 1978 she toured with Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson. In the following two decades she became known as a cabaret performer.
Personal life
In September 1954, Carroll married jazz bassist Joe Shulman, a member of the trio. He died from a heart attack in 1957 at age 33. She subsequently married agent and photographer Bert Block, with whom she had a daughter, Suzanne. Block died of emphysema in 1986.[2] In 2011, Carroll married advertising executive Mark Stroock, a union that lasted until her death at 92.[3][1]
Awards and honors
In 2003, Carroll was awarded the Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]
Discography
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1951? | Piano Panorama | Atlantic | 10" LP; reissued 1958 as Ladies of Jazz, Atlantic with Mary Lou Williams 10" |
| 1954? | Barbara Carroll Trio | RCA Victor | |
| 1955? | Lullabies in Rhythm | RCA Victor | |
| 1956? | Have You Met Miss Carroll | RCA Victor | |
| 1956? | We Couldn't Just Say Goodbye | RCA Victor | |
| 1957? | It's a Wonderful World | RCA Victor | |
| 1957? | Funny Face | Verve | Also known as The Best of George and Ira Gershwin |
| 1958? | Barbara | Verve | |
| 1958? | Flower Drum Somg | Kapp | |
| 1959? | Why Not? | SESAC | |
| 1964? | Hello, Dolly | Warner Bros. | |
| 1964? | What Makes Sammy Run? | Warner Bros. | |
| 1981? | At the Piano | Trend/Discovery | |
| 1991? | Live at the Carlyle | DRG | |
| 1993? | This Heart of Mine | DRG | |
| 1995? | Everything I Love | DRG | |
| 2003? | Live at Birdland | Harbinger | |
| 2007 | I Wished On the Moon | Venus | Trio, with Jay Leonhart (bass), Joe Coccuzzo (drums) |
| 2008 | Something to Live For | Harbinger | Quartet, with Ken Peplowski (tenor sax, clarinet), Jay Leonhart (bass), Alvin Atkinson (drums);in concert |
| 2010 | How Long Has This Been Going On? | Harbinger | Quartet, with Ken Peplowski and others; in concert |
| 2016? | Barbara Carroll Plays at Birdland | Birdland |
See also
References
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (February 14, 2017). "Barbara Carroll, Pioneering Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. p. A21.
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew (February 13, 2017). "Barbara Carroll, Jazz Pianist, Is Dead at 92". Playbill. ISSN 0551-0678.
- ^ "Jazz Pianist, Composer, and Vocalist Barbara Carroll Passes Away Age 92". Broadway World. February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jazz Pianist and Singer Barbara Carroll". NPR. June 9, 2003.
External links
- Barbara Carroll at AllMusic
- Barbara Carroll discography at Discogs
- Barbara Carroll at IMDb
- Barbara Carroll at the New England Jazz History Database
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