BARBARA CARROLL — This Heart of Mine (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is one of the better later recordings by Barbara Carroll. A bop-based pianist and a cabaret singer, Carroll balanced her two very different skills quite well throughout the date. There are a few instrumentals along the way (including "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Lester Leaps In") which team her with Jerome Richardson (heard on tenor and alto) and Art Farmer (on the trumpet) along with drummer Joe Cocuzzo and either Jay Leonhart or Frank Tate on bass. The overall music is more jazz-oriented than some of Carroll's recordings and her soft-spoken vocals are generally a delight; however, it is her swinging piano that consistently takes honors. A fine all-around set that serves as a good introduction to the music of Barbara Carroll. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 The Way You Look Tonight 6:33
Dorothy Fields / Jerome Kern
2 I Wanna Be Yours 5:44
Cy Coleman / Kenny G / Carolyn Leigh
3 Sweet Lilacs 5:06
Barbara Carroll
4 Medley: On Second Thought/Why Can't I 6:01
Cy Coleman / Lorenz Hart / Carolyn Leigh / Richard Rogers
5 Lester Leaps In 3:13
Lester Young
6 Some Other Time 6:33
Leonard Bernstein / Betty Comden / Adolph Green
7 Rain Sometimes 4:23
Arthur Hamilton
8 Whenever a Soft Rain Falls 5:59
Shirley Cowell
9 It's Like Reaching for the Moon 4:19
Saul Chaplin / Al Lewis / Gerald Marqusee / Al Sherman
10 Never Let Me Go 5:16
Ray Evans / Jay Livingston
11 In Some Other World 6:40
Barbara Carroll
12 This Heart of Mine 6:06
Arthur Freed / Harry Warner / Harry Warren
Credits
Barbara Carroll Arranger, Composer, Piano,
Joe Cocuzzo : Drums
Art Farmer : Flugelhorn, Guest Artist
Jay Leonhart : Bass
Jerome Richardson : Guest Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
 Frank Tate : Bass