The Barbara Carroll Trio Plays Standards plus ""Funny Face"" and other Gershwin tunes
~ Barbara Carroll (Artist), Joe Shulman (Artist), Bill Faite (Artist), Joe Petti (Artist)
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Review & Description
This CD presents the two albums The Barbara Carroll Trio recorded for the Verve label in 1957. On the first, "Barbara," she confines herself to piano on a selection of familiar standards, with a strong leaning towards slow ballads. Relaxed and refreshingly at ease, she leisurely explores the tonal colours suggested by the material in a reflective approach to trio playing. On the up-tempo tunes, Mine and Acquaintance, the bassist Joe Shulman's strength and intelligence is evident, while drummer Bill Faite's brushwork is a model of good taste. The second album presents six songs from "Funny Face," along with six from several Gershwin shows. This set contains a pair of nicely off-hand vocals, Who Cares?, and a lightly swinging version of 'S Wonderful that she sings much in the sophisticated style of Bobby Troup. With Joe Shulman on bass, and Joe Petti on drums, the trio s approach displays a blend of imagination, taste, touch, and swing. And though Barbara Carroll was by no means an innovator or trailblazer, she was a talented performer with a distinctive musical personality that enabled her to do justice to her repertoire and communicate musically with the listeners attractive and hardly minor gifts at any level of music.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #128 in Music
- Released on: 2011-05-20
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
