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....
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....
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...
Personnel: Carol Duboc (vocals); Hubert Laws (flute); Luis Conte (percussion); Joe Cartwright (piano); Danny Embrey (guitar); Bob Bowman (bass); Tim Cambron (drums). ...
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. ...
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...
Building on the significant strength of her first two albums, Carol Duboc slows things considerably for her third Gold Not disc, All of You....
Talented singer-songwriter Duboc has followed up her first album, "With All That I Am," with an even more splendid effort. ...
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. ...
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)...
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"...