27 Feb JAZZTIMES, Harvey Siders “an intelligent jazz stylist…”
Pianist Jimmy Rowles once famously remarked, "Burt Bacharach's tunes sound like third alto parts." Well, don't try to sell singer Carol Duboc on that notion....
27 Feb ST PETERSBURG TIMES/TAMPABAY.COM , John Fleming “It may just be a summer thing, but I have found myself fixated on a new CD of Burt Bacharach songs by Carol Duboc, a singer from Kansas City (also Bacharach’s hometown)…”
Duboc, with four other albums to her credit, has a smoky jazz-pop voice that really shines in smoothly swinging numbers like Wives and Lovers...
27 Feb Jazz Ambassador Magazine, CD Review For the Record “… she’s a monster with a manuscript. I especially loved what was substituted over formerly innocuous pop hit, “Close to You.”
Personnel: Carol Duboc (vocals); Hubert Laws (flute); Luis Conte (percussion); Joe Cartwright (piano); Danny Embrey (guitar); Bob Bowman (bass); Tim Cambron (drums). ...
27 Feb TALKIN BROADWAY.COM – SOUND ADVICE, By Rob Lester “For her latest album, vocalist Carol Duboc gives a warm embrace to well-remembered hit 1960s pop songs by the team of composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David…”
The attractive-voiced singer sounds far more varied and involved here than she did on her Songs for Lovers CD, an album too often sinking into the sluggish low-energy cool jazz somnambulism. ...
27 Feb EDGE PUBLICATIONS, Padraic Maroney “… tailored to Duboc’s singing style which welcomes the songs into a new format while still paying homage to the original source material.”
The jazz singer keeps her vocals firmly planted in the genre that she feels most comfortable and makes a subtle, effortless change to the songs...
27 Feb JAZZ TIMES, Christopher Loudon “…keenly imaginative Duboc [is] one of the most interesting and dynamic jazz singers of her generation”
Building on the significant strength of her first two albums, Carol Duboc slows things considerably for her third Gold Not disc, All of You....
27 Feb L.A. TIMES, Don Heckman “…Duboc’s singing has the strength and originality to quickly move her into the top level of jazz vocalists – regardless of genre”
Talented singer-songwriter Duboc has followed up her first album, "With All That I Am," with an even more splendid effort. ...
27 Feb MIDWEST RECORD RECAP, Chris Spector “If you read the small print, you know this songbird has a day job as one of the behind the scenes L.A. top writers and players.”
If you read the small print, you know this songbird has a day job as one of the behind the scenes L.A. top writers and players. ...
27 Feb JAZZTIMES, Christopher Louden Opting to invade the arena of blue-eyed soul, Kansas City’s Carol Duboc ably captures the mountain-stream purity and tranquil contentment of Minnie Riperton throughout this change-of-pace fourth album.
Working with just keyboards (accompanying herself on two tracks, then turning the keys over to producer/arranger Tim Carmon), accented with flute (courtesy of the great Hubert Laws)...
27 Feb JAZZREVIEW.COM, Bruce Pulver “The concept began when I started looking for a special Valentine’s song.
EDGE PUBLICATIONS, Adela M. Brito "Songs For Lovers" is a great collection for easy listening and for when you've got romance on your mind and want to set the perfect mood"...