Barbara Carroll This Heart Of Mine Soundtrack CD

This is one of the better later recordings by Barbara Carroll. A bop-based pianist and a cabaret singer, Carroll balanced her two very different skills quite well throughout the date. There are a few instrumentals along the way (including "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Lester Leaps In") which team her with Jerome Richardson (heard on tenor and alto) and Art Farmer (on the trumpet) along with drummer Joe Cocuzzo and either Jay Leonhart or Frank Tate on bass. The overall music is more jazz-oriented than some of Carroll's recordings and her soft-spoken vocals are generally a delight; however, it is her swinging piano that consistently takes honors. A fine all-around set that serves as a good introduction to the music of Barbara Carroll. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded at Hip Pockect Studios and Daiichi Oshko Studios, New York, New York between May & November 1993.

Personnel: Barbara Carroll (vocals, piano); Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Art Farmer (flugelhorn); Joe Cocuzzo (drums).

Audio Mixer: Scott Noll.

Liner Note Author: James Gavin.

Recording information: Daiichi Oshko Studios, New York, NY (05/1993-11/1993); Hip Pocket Studios, New York, NY (05/1993-11/1993).

Illustrator: Robert W. Richards.

Photographer: Ken Howard .

Unknown Contributor Role: Art Farmer.

Arranger: Barbara Carroll.

Personnel: Barbara Carroll (vocals, piano), Jerome Richardson (alto & tenor saxophones); Art Farmer (trumpet); Jay Leonhart, Frank Tate (bass); Joe Cocuzzo (drums).