Barbara Carroll Trio - The Barbara Carroll Trio album flac

Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She began her classical training in piano at age eight, but by high school decided to become a jazz pianist. She attended the New England Conservatory of Music for a year, but left it as it conflicted with working for bands. In 1947 Leonard Feather dubbed her "the first girl ever to play bebop piano

Barbara Carroll is an elegant jazz pianist, composer and vocalist, long recognized as one of the premier players of swinging jazz piano and expressive vocals

Barbara Carroll's second album as a leader (aside from a single 78 rpm disc recorded a few years earlier) is an enjoyable trio outing with bassist Joe Shulman and drummer Herb Wasserman. Though Carroll became known as a singing pianist later on in her career, these 1953 sessions, which consist primarily of low-key performances of ballads, strictly feature her as an instrumentalist

Listen to music from Barbara Carroll Trio like In A Sentimental Mood, Dancing On The Ceiling - from Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) & more. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Barbara Carroll Trio. In 1947 Leonard Feather dubbed her "the first girl ever to play bebop piano.