Havin’ Myself a Time - Carol Sloane - Club44 Records

CAROL SLOANE, a native New Englander, was born into a family of music lovers. Although Carol never had formal music training, she was blessed with the ability to “hear” and quickly memorized hundreds of popular songs she heard on the radio in the 1940’s and 50’s. In 1958, after singing with local groups during her teens, Carol was offered a job singing with the famous Larry Elgart Orchestra. She toured with the band until 1961, when she was given the opportunity to sing at the Newport Jazz Festival through the lobbying efforts of her friend, renowned jazz singer and composer Jon Hendricks.

Carol recorded her first album for Columbia Records in 1961, and began a successful career appearing in the top jazz clubs in America. She made her New York debut opening for Oscar Peterson at the famed Village Vanguard. She was the opening act for Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Jackie Mason, and Phyllis Diller in such places as Mr. Kelly’s in Chicago and the hungry i in San Francisco. She was a regular on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, later appearing on the progam with Johnny Carson, once sharing a broadcast with Barbra Streisand.

Carol’s extensive discography attests to her long association with major recording labels in the U.S. Among the great musicians with whom she has recorded are Art Farmer, Kenny Barron, Phil Woods, Bill Charlap, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Clark Terry, Bill Mays, Houston Person, and Tommy Flanagan.

She has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, and The Town Hall. She has toured Japan extensively as part of The Concord Jazz Festival and has appeared in Canada, the UK, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, and The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. Her New York jazz club engagements include The Village Vanguard, and Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, The Jazz Standard and Birdland. Carol Sloane currently resides near Boston.

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