Joe Carroll

Joe Carroll, Joseph Carroll actually called " Bebop " ( born November 25, 1919 in Philadelphia, † February 1, 1981 in New York City ) was an American jazz singer. He is known by its activity in the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band at 1950.

Life and work

Joe Carroll was oriented with his singing style at the Bing Crosby style of the early 30s, as in the standard "I'll Remember April " with the orchestra of Charlie Barnet in 1941. He first appeared in children's programs and participated in 1943 in the film Stormy Weather with, later sang in the orchestra Paul Bascomb and worked from 1949 to 1953 in the band of Dizzy Gillespie, earning his audience with Novelty songs like Mary Lou Williams' "In the land of Oo -Ba- De (The Bop Fairy Tale )" ( 1949) or " Lady Be Good " entertained while wearing an exaggerated parody of the usual outfits of the Boppers. The author Will Friedwald wrote about Carroll: he " saw himself as op - counterpart of the great Leo Watson, and he reached some of Watson's feeling, but never his insane genius ". His strength was up-tempo numbers with scat deposits to hear as on his most famous album Joe Carroll with the Ray Bryant Trio of 1956.

With Gillespie he was on tour in Europe in 1953; after that he worked with his own smaller formations. 1964/5 he was with Woody Herman on tour.

Carroll Bop song has a strong touch of humor and shows influences of the vocal style of Leo Watson. This is evident in the Scat deposits on titles like Jump Did- Le -Ba of 1949. Around 1945 still made ​​recordings with the formation Musical Madcaps.

Tadd Dameron's song " Be Bop A Carroll " (1947 ), which was recorded by Fats Navarro, contains allusions to him.

Discography

  • Joe Carroll with the Ray Bryant Trio: Joe Carroll ( Epic, 1956)
  • Dizzy Gillespie: The Champ ( Savoy, 1951-52 )
  • Dizzy Gillespie: 1949-1950 ( Classics ); Pleyel Concert 1953 ( Vogue, 1953)
  • Dizzy Gillespie: Gilles Piana / Carnegie Hall Concert ( Verve, 1960-61 )
  • Musicals Madcaps: (On the LP :) Harlem Roots - Jazz On Film: Jivin 'Time ( Storyville, 1944-45 )
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