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Carol Sloane (March 5, 1937 – January 23, 2023) was an American
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singer.


Biography

Born Carol Morvan in
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to parents Frank and Claudia (Rainville) Morvan, she began singing professionally when she was 14, although for a time in the 1970s she worked as a legal secretary in
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. In addition, between September 1967 and May 1968, she occasionally wrote album reviews for ''
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''. She lived in
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. One of her early efforts was working with
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's orchestra. Later she filled in for
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of
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. By 1961, success at the
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led to albums for
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. 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
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; then she had some successes touring in
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. In 1986, she married Buck Spurr. In April 2016 Sloane was among the inductees into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF). She died on January 23, 2023, due to complications from a stroke she had two years prior. ''Sloane: A Jazz Singer'', a documentary feature film profiling her career, is currently in production.


Discography


As leader

* ''Live at 30th Street'' (Columbia, 1962) * ''Out of the Blue'' (Columbia, 1962) * ''Subway Tokens'' (Moonbeam, 1975) * ''Sophisticated Lady'' (Audiophile, 1977) * ''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) * ''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, 2022)


As guest

With
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* ''Dearest Duke'' (Arbors)


References


External links


Carol Sloane's website


* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sloane, Carol 1937 births 2023 deaths American jazz singers American women jazz singers Contemporary Records artists Musicians from Providence, Rhode Island People from Stoneham, Massachusetts Jazz musicians from Massachusetts HighNote Records artists Concord Records artists Arbors Records artists Columbia Records artists 21st-century American women