Carol Kidd

Carol Kidd (* October 19, 1945 in Glasgow ) is a British jazz singer

Carol Kidd began her career as a singer first sideline while they raised them three children and a hotel operation. Your main career began only in 1990, when Frank Sinatra invited her to perform with him at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. After guest appearances followed as in London's Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club and the Edinburgh International Jazz Festival. 1990 also began their collaboration with the label Linn Records, on which her ​​debut album, The Night We Called It a Day appeared, which was awarded as the best jazz recording with the musical 's Retailer Awards. In 1993 she was in the first episode of the crime series Cracker, murder with no memory, with the titles of " Stormy Weather " and " Summertime" to hear and see at the latter song also. Kidd was voted best vocalist at the Cannes International Jazz Awards. In 1998 she received for her life's work the MBE ( Order of the British Empire ).

Carol Kidd is an interpreter of ballads and standards of the Great American Songbook, but also sings newer titles such as Randy Newman's " I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" Jim Croce's or "Bad Bad Leroy Brown". 2008, her album Dreamsville.

With their albums were involved including the musician Phil Bancroft, Allan Ganley and guitarist Martin Taylor.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • The Night we Called it a Day ... (1990 )
  • I'm Glad we Met ( 1991)
  • When I Dream ( 1993)
  • Crazy for Gershwin (1994 )
  • Carol Kidd (1994)
  • All my Tomorrows (1998)
  • That's Me (1999)
  • A Place in my Heart (2001)
  • Dreamsville (2008)

Swell

  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 2nd Edition, London, Penguin, 1994 ISBN 0-141-02327-9
Vocal jazz Summertime (song) Martin Taylor (guitarist) Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton (Scottish writer)
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