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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.[1] She lives in Stoneham, Massachusetts.[2]

Carol Sloane
Birth name	Carol Morovan
Born	(1937-03-05) March 5, 1937 (age 85) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, vocal jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1953–present
Labels	Arbors, Columbia, Concord
Website	www.carolsloane.com

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.[3] 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 and had some successes touring in Japan. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr.[4] In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF).[5]

Sloane: A Jazz Singer, the documentary feature film profiling her career is currently in production.[6]

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

• Dearest Duke (Arbors)

References

External links

• Carol Sloane's website
• Carol Sloane discography
• Carol Sloane discography

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