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Liane Carroll

Liane Carroll(born 9 February 1964, London) is an English vocalist, pianist and keyboardist.[1]

Liane Carroll
Carroll at Union Chapel, Islington, London, November 2007
Carroll atUnion Chapel, Islington,London, November 2007
Background information
Born(1964-02-09)9 February 1964(age 60)
London,England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
Years active1980–present
LabelsQuietmoney,Proper,Splash Point,Hospital,Wah Wah 45s
Websitewww.lianecarroll
Carroll at Jazzy Days in Denmark, 2016

Early life

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Carroll's parents were semi-professional singers who met and sang at the Country Club inEastbourne.[2]She grew up in a musical household[2][3][nb 1]in Hastings[4]and in south London.[5]She started learning the piano at the age of three,[1][3]began composing at the age of eight,[5]and has been a professional singer, pianist and composer since she was 15.[6][7]

Career

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In 1998 Carroll joinedTrevor Watts' Moiré Music band and toured overseas with them.[7]She became a respectedsession musicianand also worked in bands under Dave Holdsworth,Gerry Rafferty,Jerry DonohueandLong John Baldry.[5]

Carroll formed her own trio and recorded for Jazz Art, Bridge, and Ronnie Scott's Jazz House.[5]

From 1996 to 2002, Carroll worked with singer-songwriter-guitaristPeter Kirtley,with whom she composed many songs. They appeared together on acharity singlefor Brazilian street children, on which Carroll's backing singer was Paul McCartney.[5][8]

From 1996 onwards Carroll started working withHospital Records.In 2003 she toured internationally with a band formed by Hospital Records' ownerTony Colman,playing at the Brazilian Electro Dance Music Festival inBrasilia.In the early 2000s she began recording for the Splash Point label, releasing a series of recordings that embraced jazz,R&Band the singer-songwriter tradition. From 2005 onwards, she decided to focus on her jazz work.[5]

Carroll has worked with many artists ranging fromPaul McCartney[6][nb 2]andGerry Rafferty[nb 3]toLadysmith Black Mambazo.[1]She has also performed as lead vocalist andWurlitzerkeyboardist for thedrum and bassbandLondon Elektricity.[6]She is a regular performer atRonnie Scott's Jazz Cluband the606 Clubin London, and has made several albums. In addition to performing, Carroll also teaches at jazz summer schools in the UK and Europe, and conducts workshops.[5]

Broadcasting

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In 2013 Carroll was a guest onAlex Horne'sBBC Radio 4comedy showAlex Horne Presents the Horne Section.[9][10]

Awards and recognition

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In 2005 Carroll won two awards in theBBC Jazz Awards:Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz.[11][12]In 2006 she won theMarston PedigreeJazz Award for best vocalist.[5]On 13 May 2008,Andy BurnhamMP, thenSecretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport,presented her with the 2008 award for Jazz Musician of the Year in theParliamentary Jazz Awards.[13][14]Her albumUp and Downwon in the Jazz Album of the Year category at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in May 2012.[15]In 2016 she won aGold awardfrom theBritish Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors(BASCA).[16]

Jazz criticDave GellyofThe Observerdescribed Carroll as "one of the most stylistically flexible pianists around, with a marvellous, slightly husky singing voice".[17]According toJohn FordhamofThe Guardian,she is "a powerful, soul-inflected performer with anElla Fitzgerald-like improv athleticism and an emotional frankness on ballads ".[18]Peter Quinn ofJazzwisesaid, "Liane Carroll has that rare ability to meld effortless, often transcendent vocal and piano technique, with heart stopping emotion and soul bearing power."[19]Nick Hasted ofThe Independentsaid she is "still frustratingly little-known" but "one of Britain's most emotionally visceral and accomplished singers".[20]

Carroll's five albums since 2009 have each received four star reviews inThe GuardianorThe Observer.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Carroll lives in Hastings[6][21]with her husband Roger Carey, bassist in the Liane Carroll Trio; they married in 1990.[7]She has a daughter, Abby.[22]

Discography

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Dave Holdsworth-Liane Carroll Quartet

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Album Record label Release date Notes
Ten Day Simon Cadillac 8 May 1990 With Dave Holdsworth on trumpet, this album features original compositions and jazz standards

Recent changes===Liane Carroll===

Album Record label Release date Notes
That's Life(Liane Carroll and Roger Carey) Jazz Art 1991
Clearly Bridge 1 October 1995 FeaturesDave Mattacks(drums) and Roger Carey (bass), with a guest appearance by trumpeter Dick Pearce
Dolly Bird Ronnie Scott's Jazz House 18 August 1997 Recorded live atRonnie Scott's Jazz Club.Features Peter Kirtley (guitar, vocals), Steve Lamb (bass guitar) and Greg Leppard (drums)
Son of Dolly Bird Ronnie Scott's Jazz House 28 January 2002 Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in January 2001. Features Steve Lamb (bass guitar), Greg Leppard (drums) and special guestJulian Siegel(tenor saxophone)
Billy No Mates Splash Point CD (SPR001CD) on 14 September 2003[23] Carroll's first solo album.[7]Includes four original songs by Carroll: "Three Sheets to the Wind", "Fly Little Bird", "Dublin Morning" and "Billy No Mates"[12]
Standard Issue Splash Point CD (SPR003CD) on 3 October 2005[24] Recorded live on 5 June 2005 at Studio 1,Abbey Road Studios.Features the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass guitar and Greg Leppard on drums) and guestsIan Shaw(vocals),John Parricelli(guitar) andBobby Wellins(tenor saxophone)[nb 4]
Slow Down Splash Point CD (SPR004CD) on 24 September 2007[25] Solo album; Ian Shaw guests on one track[nb 5]
Liane LiveDVD Splash Point DVD (SPR007DVD) on 4 February 2008[26] Featuring concert by the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass and Mark Fletcher on drums) at theBrecon Jazz Festival2006; Ian Shaw guests on one track[nb 6]
One Good Reason Qnote, distributed byUniversal Music CD (QNT 10110) on 21 July 2008[27] Recorded in 2002, as part of "The Passion"[28]withJacqui DankworthandSara Colman[nb 7]
Break Even(withJohn Etheridge) Dekkor CD (RCD 027) on 24 November 2008[29] WithHammond organistPete Whittaker and drummer Mark Fletcher[nb 8]
Best Standard Issue SSG Entertainment CD (DC 9648) on 23 December 2008[30] This album was released in Germany.[30]It has 17 tracks: duration 74 mins[31]
Live at the Lampie(withBrian Kellock) Splash Point CD (SPR009CD) on 11 May 2009[32] Recorded live at The Blue Lamp pub inAberdeen[nb 9]
Up and Down Quietmoney, distributed byProper Records CD (QMR0001CD) on 27 June 2011 Recorded in London, Hastings, Brighton, Prague and Memphis, Tennessee, it featuresKenny Wheeler,Kirk Whalum,Julian Siegel and James McMillan as guest soloists[33][34][nb 10]
Ballads[35] Quietmoney, distributed byProper Records CD (QMR0002CD) on 15 April 2013 Recorded in Hastings,[36]it features Mark Edwards (piano),Gwilym Simcock(piano), Julian Siegel (bass clarinet) andKirk Whalum(tenor saxophone) with orchestration andbig bandarrangements byChris Waldenand includes Sophie Bancroft's song "Calgary Bay", performed with thePrague Philharmonic Orchestra[37]
Seaside Linn CD (AKD 533) on 18 September 2015[38] Recorded in Hastings, this studio album received four-starred reviews inThe Guardian,The ObserverandMojomagazine.[39][40][41]The title track was written byJoe Stilgoe[38]
The Right to Love Quietmoney, distributed byProper Records CD (QMR0004) in July 2017 Produced byJames McMillan,this album received four-starred reviews inThe Guardian,[42]The Observer[43]and theLondon Evening Standard.[44]

London Elektricity

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Album Record label Release date Notes
Pull the Plug Hospital CD (NHS12CD) on 7 June 1999[45] Liane Carroll provides vocals on two of the tracks
Billion Dollar Gravy Hospital CD (NHS56CD) on 26 May 2003[46] Liane Carroll provides vocals on some of the tracks
Live Gravy(live DVD album) Hospital DVD (NHS72DVD) on 24 May 2004[47] A live concert atThe Jazz Café,London, with two extra songs from London Elektricity's autumn 2003 tour, released on DVD
Power Ballads Hospital CD (NHS95CD) on 3 October 2005[48] Liane Carroll provides vocals on four of the tracks[48]
Medical History Hospital MP3 album (NHSDL06) on 6 December 2006[49] Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks
Syncopated City Hospital LP (NHS142LPX) on 1 September 2008; CD (NHS142CD) on 26 September 2008; Japanese Special Edition (NHS142JAPAN) with bonus tracks on 30 November 2008 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks
Are We There Yet? Hospital LP (NHS280LP) on 6 November 2015; CD (NHS280) on 6 November 2015 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on "Why Are We Here?"

PTH Projects featuring Liane Carroll

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Single Record label Release date Notes
"Pretend Paradise" Wah Wah 45s 12-inch single(WAH1209) on 26 June 2006 Liane Carroll performs on the track "Pretend Paradise", which is coupled with "Thin Air" featuring Lara Vane[50][51]
"Pretend Paradise" (remix) Wah Wah 45s 12-inch single (WAH12012) on 6 June 2007 Track listing – Track A: "Pretend Paradise" (Parta Herois De Tempo Mix); Track B: "What The Sun Brings"[52]

Chris Garrick and John Etheridge with Liane Carroll

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Album Record label Release date Notes
When The World Stopped For Snow Flying Blue Whale Records Album (FLY 8) in 2013 Liane Carroll sings on three of the tracks[53]

Compilation albums

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Album Record label Release date Notes
Hospital Accapellas Hospital CD (NHS171) on 12 July 2010[54] Features various Hospital Records artists. Includes one track by Liane Carroll ( "The Trap" [A cappella]). She is also lead vocalist on five of the six London Elektricity tracks[54]

Notes

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  1. ^In a short film by Sarah Linklater about Liane Carroll and her weekly performances at Porters, a small pub in Hastings, Carroll said that her parents were both singers and her grandmother had played the piano.Sarah Linklater for Hidden Gems (May 2011)."Liane Carroll(video)".Retrieved12 June2011– viaVimeo.
  2. ^Together withPaul McCartney,she performed with the Peter Kirtley Band on the 1998 charity CD single "Little Children".
  3. ^She performed withGerry Raffertyon his 1992 album,On a Wing and a Prayer."Gerry Rafferty album: On a Wing and a Prayer, 1992".Music World.Retrieved20 January2024.
  4. ^ReviewingStandard IssueforJazzwisemagazine, Peter Quinn said: "her arrangement of Janis Ian's 'At Seventeen' is close to musical perfection."Peter Quinn."Liane Carroll: Standard Issue".Jazzwise.Retrieved21 May2012.
  5. ^As well as jazz standards, and numbers by singer-songwriters includingLaura Nyro,DonovanandTom Waits,Slow Downincludes an original song, "You Can't Slow My Heart Down", co-written by Liane Carroll with Peter Kirtley. ReviewingSlow DownforBBC Music,Kathryn Shackleton said: "On Slow Down Liane sings her way through the whole spectrum from jazz diva to fragile victim. Van Heusen and Cahn's 'All The Way' and Duke Ellington's 'In My Solitude' are remade as torch songs, with vulnerability oozing out of every verse, while 'Lazy Afternoon' perfectly captures her molasses low tones and silken high ones – her sparse electric piano accompaniment creating a brooding, hypnotic tension."Kathryn Shackleton (4 January 2008)."It doesn't just tug at your heart strings, it rips them out..."BBC Music.Retrieved13 June2011.
  6. ^Filmed by the BBC, the DVD is introduced byJulian Joseph.
  7. ^ReviewingOne Good ReasonforAll About Jazz,Dave Major said that "at no time does one voice truly overpower the trio. Even in dense, concerted passages, you can appreciate each subtle nuance, change in vibrato or balance".Dave Major (26 September 2008)."CD/LP/Track Review: The Passion: One Good Reason (2008)".All About Jazz.Retrieved5 August2012.
  8. ^GuardianreviewerJohn Fordhamsaid ofBreak Even,"Carroll's confidence in the expressiveness of the smallest utterance gives her an irresistible eloquence, as strong at low volumes as it is at full throttle".John Fordham(13 February 2009)."John Etheridge/Liane Carroll: Break Even".The Guardian.Retrieved14 June2011.
  9. ^GuardianreviewerJohn Fordhamsaid ofLive at the Lampie,"Since Liane Carroll can loose off a jazz-singing broadside that might touch on Betty Carter and Bobby McFerrin (with soul-vocal asides including everyone from Aretha to Stevie Wonder), and Scottish piano virtuoso Kellock has a comparable range from Fats Waller to free-improv, the potential for repetition in this duo is low. Released from her singer/pianist responsibilities, Carroll has rarely sounded more spontaneous and relaxed."John Fordham(14 August 2011)."Liane Carroll/Brian Kellock: Live at the Lampie".The Guardian.Retrieved13 June2011.
  10. ^GuardianreviewerJohn Fordhamsaid ofUp and Down,"Singer/pianist Carroll is a world-class act, but this is the first recording to capture the full range of her expressiveness. Up and Down embraces intimate voice/piano performances, orchestra-backed extravaganzas and jazz jams with soloists of the pedigree of Kenny Wheeler and Julian Siegel."John Fordham;et al. (19 May 2011)."F&M Playlist".The Guardian.Retrieved12 June2011.

References

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  1. ^abcSean O'Shea (29 March 2013)."All that jazz..."Hastings Online Times.Retrieved16 April2013.
  2. ^ab"Liane Carroll's solo show will be an emotional journey".Scotland on Sunday.21 June 2015.Retrieved9 September2015.
  3. ^ab"The worst kept secret in jazz: Liane Carroll".Lancashire Telegraph.3 May 2013.Retrieved14 May2014.
  4. ^Marcus Weeks (2008).Sussex Music.Alfriston:Snake River Press.ISBN978-1-906022-10-5.
  5. ^abcdefgh"Liane Carroll: Artist Biography".AllMusic.Retrieved7 September2014.
  6. ^abcdSarah Linklater for Hidden Gems (May 2011)."Liane Carroll(video)".Retrieved12 June2011– viaVimeo.
  7. ^abcd"Profile: Liane Carroll".Whirlwind Recordings.Retrieved20 January2024.
  8. ^Rachel Bader (1 March 1999)."Paul McCartney backs charity CD for Brazilian street children"(Press release).Jubilee Campaign.Retrieved10 December2018.
  9. ^"Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section, Series 2 Episode 6 of 6".BBC Radio 4.7 April 2013.Retrieved16 December2014.
  10. ^Howard Gorman (25 March 2013)."Alex Horne, Liane Carroll and the Ping Pong Ball".News.Comedy Chords.Retrieved2 May2015.
  11. ^"Success at the BBC Jazz Awards 2005".Woman's Hour.BBC.4 July 2005.Retrieved20 January2024.
  12. ^abDebra C Argen (March 2006)."Liane Carroll Interview".Luxury Experience,Greenwich, Connecticut(USA).Retrieved16 June2020.
  13. ^"The Jazz FM Awards 2013: Meet the Nominees: Liane Carroll – UK Vocalist of the Year".Jazz FM Awards.Jazz FM.14 December 2012.Retrieved15 December2014.
  14. ^"All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Group (APPJAG)".Sandy Brown Jazz.Retrieved13 February2018.
  15. ^Stephen Graham (17 May 2012)."Jazz breaking news: Liane Carroll, Jamie Cullum and Jon Newey among the winners at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards".Jazzwise.Retrieved13 February2018.
  16. ^Daniel Gumble (4 October 2016)."BASCA Gold Badge Award winners revealed".Music Week.London.Retrieved8 October2016.
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  19. ^Peter Quinn (September 2015)."Liane Carroll – Sea of Joy".Jazzwise.Retrieved2 November2015.
  20. ^Nick Hasted (30 December 2013)."Liane Carroll, jazz review: 'Pure yet raw'".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 14 June 2022.Retrieved4 January2014.
  21. ^Peter Quinn (27 May 2011)."Liane Carroll – On the Upside".Jazzwise.Retrieved28 May2016.
  22. ^Peter Quinn (August 2017)."Liane Carroll: Romance and Redemption".Jazzwise.Retrieved13 March2021.
  23. ^"Splash Point Records releases Liane Carroll's fabulous solo album," Billy No Mates ""(Press release). Splash Point Records. 9 September 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 23 March 2012.Retrieved17 July2011.
  24. ^"Splash Point Records launches Standard Issue, the astounding new album by BBC Jazz Awards 2005 double-winner Liane Carroll"(Press release). Splash Point Records. 6 September 2005.Retrieved26 September2014.
  25. ^"Liane Carroll Slow Down Review".BBC.Retrieved20 January2024.
  26. ^"Liane Carroll – Liane Carroll Trio Live (DVD)".ProperMusic.Retrieved2 November2015.
  27. ^"The Passion release debut album after ten years".Jazz News.June 2008.Retrieved20 June2014.
  28. ^"Jazz Line-Up: The Passion".BBC Radio 3.8 May 2011.Retrieved28 July2018.
  29. ^"Break Even".ProperMusic.Retrieved1 March2021.
  30. ^ab"Liane Carroll – Best Standard Issue CD".CD Universe.Retrieved7 September2014.
  31. ^"Liane Carroll: Best Standard Issue".AllMusic.Retrieved20 January2024.
  32. ^"Live at the Lampie".ProperMusic.Retrieved16 June2020.
  33. ^Stephen Graham (8 April 2011)."Jazz breaking news: Liane Carroll Returns With New Album".Jazzwise.Retrieved16 June2011.
  34. ^Dave Gelly(3 July 2011)."Liane Carroll: Up and Down – review".The Observer.Retrieved6 July2011.
  35. ^John Bungey (13 April 2013)."Liane Carroll: Ballads".The Times.London.Retrieved16 April2013.
  36. ^"Jazz legend Liane set to launch new album".Hastings & St. Leonards Observer.15 March 2013.Retrieved13 March2021.
  37. ^"Sophie Bancroft".Sophie Bancroft.Retrieved16 April2013.
  38. ^ab"Liane Carroll to return in September with Seaside"(Press release). Marlbank. 13 September 2015.Retrieved13 September2015.
  39. ^Dave Gelly(20 September 2015)."Liane Carroll: Seaside review – candour and artistry combined".The Observer.Retrieved20 September2015.
  40. ^John Fordham(1 October 2015)."Liane Carroll: Seaside review – in her element in this seaside set".The Guardian.Retrieved10 October2015.
  41. ^Fred Dellar (1 October 2015)."Liane Carroll – Seaside – Mojo".Linn Records.Retrieved10 October2015.
  42. ^John Lewis (10 August 2017)."Liane Carroll: The Right to Love review – elegant vocalist finds new truths".The Guardian.Retrieved12 August2017.
  43. ^Dave Gelly(23 July 2017)."Liane Carroll: The Right to Love review – emotional depth, superb arrangements".The Observer.Retrieved25 July2017.
  44. ^Jane Cornwell (28 July 2017)."Liane Carroll, The Right to Love review: An expressive voice".Evening Standard.Retrieved31 July2017.
  45. ^"London Elektricity – Pull The Plug".Discogs.7 June 1999.Retrieved2 October2012.
  46. ^"London Elektricity – Billion Dollar Gravy".Discogs.26 May 2003.Retrieved2 October2012.
  47. ^"London Elektricity – Live Gravy".Discogs.24 May 2004.Retrieved31 July2016.
  48. ^ab"London Elektricity – Power Ballads".Discogs.3 October 2005.Retrieved2 October2012.
  49. ^"London Elektricity – Medical History".Discogs.6 December 2006.Retrieved4 March2013.
  50. ^"Pretend Paradise 12" single ".Wah Wah 45s. 2006.Retrieved31 July2016.
  51. ^"PTH Projects – Pretend Paradise / Thin Air".Discogs.May 2006.Retrieved28 July2018.
  52. ^"PTH Projects Featuring Liane Carroll – Pretend Paradise".Discogs.Retrieved9 September2014.
  53. ^"Chris Garrick, John Etheridge With Liane Carroll – When The World Stopped For Snow".Discogs.2013.Retrieved1 March2021.
  54. ^ab"Various Artists: Hospital Accapellas".Hospital Records.Retrieved2 November2015.
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