Liane Carroll

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Liane Carroll
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Background information
Born (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 60)
London,[1] England
Genres Jazz
Instruments piano, vocal
Years active 1980–present
Labels Quietmoney Recordings; Proper Records; Splash Point Records; Hospital Records, Wah Wah 45s
Associated acts London Elektricity; Part-Time Heroes
Website www.lianecarroll.com
Members The Liane Carroll Trio:
Liane Carroll (vocals/piano),
Roger Carey (electric bass) and
Mark Fletcher (drums)

Liane Carroll (born 9 February 1964 in London)[1] is an English pianist/vocalist who lives in Hastings, East Sussex.

The Observer's jazz critic Dave Gelly has described her as "one of the most stylistically flexible pianists around, with a marvellous, slightly husky singing voice".[2] According to The Guardian's jazz critic John Fordham she is "a powerful, soul-inflected performer with an Ella Fitzgerald-like improv athleticism and an emotional frankness on ballads".[3] Peter Quinn of Jazzwise, says: Liane Carroll has that rare ability to meld effortless, often transcendent vocal and piano technique, with heart stopping emotion and soul bearing power."[4] Nick Hasted of The Independent says that she is "still frustratingly little-known" but calls her "one of Britain’s most emotionally visceral and accomplished singers".[5]

Her four albums since 2009 have each received four-starred reviews in The Guardian.

Early life

Liane Carroll’s parents were semi-professional singers who, she says, met and sang at the Country Club in Eastbourne.[6] She grew up in a musical household[7][6][nb 1] in Hastings[8] and in south London.[9] She started learning the piano at the age of three,[1][7] began composing at the age of eight,[9] and has been a professional singer, pianist and composer since she was 15.[10][11][12]

Professional career

In 1998 Liane Carroll joined Trevor Watts’ Moiré Music band and toured overseas with them.[11] She became a respected session musician and also worked in bands under Dave Holdsworth, Gerry Rafferty, Jerry Donohue and Long John Baldry.[9]

She formed her own trio, the Liane Carroll Trio, which currently comprises Liane Carroll (vocals/piano), Roger Carey (electric bass) and Mark Fletcher (drums),[7] and recorded albums for the Jazz Art, Bridge and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz House labels.[9]

From 1996 to 2002, Liane Carroll worked with singer-songwriter-guitarist Peter Kirtley, with whom she composed many songs. They appeared together on a charity single for Brazilian street children, on which Carroll’s backing singer was Paul McCartney.[9][13]

From 1996 onwards Liane Carroll started working with Hospital Records. In 2003 she toured internationally with a band formed by Hospital Records' owner Tony Colman, playing at the Brazilian Electro Dance Music Festival in Brasilia. In the early 2000s she began recording for the Splash Point label, releasing a series of recordings that embraced jazz, R&B and the singer-songwriter tradition. From 2005 onwards, she decided to focus on her jazz work.[9]

Liane Carroll has worked with many artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney[10][nb 2] and Gerry Rafferty[nb 3] to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[1] She has also performed as the lead vocalist and Wurlitzer keyboardist for the drum and bass band London Elektricity.[10] She is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club and the 606 Club in London, and has made several albums. In addition to performing, Carroll also teaches at jazz summer schools in the UK and Europe and also conducts workshops.[9]

Broadcasting

In 2013 Liane Carroll was a guest on Alex Horne's BBC Radio 4 comedy show Alex Horne Presents the Horne Section.[14][15]

Awards and recognition

In 2005 Liane Carroll won two awards in the BBC Jazz Awards: Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz.[16][17] In 2006 she won the Marston Pedigree Jazz Award for best vocalist.[9] On 13 May 2008, Andy Burnham MP, then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, presented her with the 2008 award for Jazz Musician of the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards.[18][19] Her album Up and Down won in the Jazz Album of the Year category at the 2012 Parliamentary Jazz Awards in May 2012.[20]

Personal life

Liane Carroll lives in Hastings[10][21] with her husband Roger Carey, bassist in the Liane Carroll Trio; they married in 1990.[11] She has a daughter, Abi, and grandchildren, from her first marriage.[22]

Discography

Dave Holdsworth-Liane Carroll Quartet

Album Record label Release date Notes
Ten Day Simon Cadillac 8 May 1990[23] With Dave Holdsworth on trumpet, this album features original compositions and jazz standards

Liane Carroll

Album Record label Release date Notes
That's Life (Liane Carroll and Roger Carey) Jazz Art 1991
Clearly Bridge 1 October 1995 Features Dave Mattacks (drums) and Roger Carey (bass), with a guest appearance by trumpeter Dick Pearce
Dolly Bird Ronnie Scott's Jazz House 18 August 1997 Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Features Peter Kirtley (guitar, vocals), Steve Lamb (bass guitar) and Greg Leppard (drums)
Son of Dolly Bird Ronnie Scott's Jazz House 28 January 2002 Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in January 2001. Features Steve Lamb (bass guitar), Greg Leppard (drums) and special guest Julian Siegel (tenor saxophone)
Billy No Mates Splash Point Records CD (SPR001CD) on 14 September 2003[24] Carroll's first solo album.[11] Includes four original songs by Carroll: "Three Sheets to the Wind", "Fly Little Bird", "Dublin Morning" and "Billy No Mates"[17]
Standard Issue Splash Point Records CD (SPR003CD) on 3 October 2005[25][26] Recorded live on 5 June 2005 at Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios. Features the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass guitar and Greg Leppard on drums) and guests Ian Shaw (vocals), John Parricelli (guitar) and Bobby Wellins (tenor saxophone)[nb 4]
Slow Down Splash Point Records CD (SPR004CD) on 5 October 2007[27] Solo album; Ian Shaw guests on one track[nb 5]
Liane Live DVD Splash Point Records DVD (SPR007DVD) on 4 February 2008[28] Featuring concert by the Liane Carroll Trio (Roger Carey on bass and Mark Fletcher on drums) at the Brecon Jazz Festival 2006; Ian Shaw guests on one track[nb 6]
One Good Reason Qnote Records, distributed by Universal Music CD (QNT 10110) on 21 July 2008[29][30] Recorded in 2002, as part of "The Passion"[31] with Jacqui Dankworth and Sara Colman[nb 7]
Break Even (with John Etheridge) Dekkor CD (RCD 027) on 24 November 2008[32] With Hammond organist Pete Whittaker and drummer Mark Fletcher[nb 8]
Best Standard Issue SSG Entertainment CD (DC 9648) on 23 December 2008[33] This album was released in Germany.[33] It has 17 tracks: duration 74 mins[34]
Live at the Lampie (with Brian Kellock) Splash Point Records CD (SPR009CD) on 11 May 2009[35] Recorded live at The Blue Lamp pub in Aberdeen[nb 9]
Up and Down Quietmoney Recordings, distributed by Proper Records CD (QMR0001CD) on 27 June 2011[36] Recorded in London, Hastings, Brighton, Prague and Memphis, Tennessee, it features Kenny Wheeler, Kirk Whalum, Julian Siegel and James McMillan as guest soloists[37][38][nb 10]
Ballads[39] Quietmoney Recordings, distributed by Proper Records CD (QMR0002CD) on 15 April 2013 Recorded in Hastings,[40] it features Mark Edwards (piano), Gwilym Simcock (piano), Julian Siegel (bass clarinet) and Kirk Whalum (tenor saxophone) with orchestration and big band arrangements by Chris Walden and includes Sophie Bancroft's song "Calgary Bay", performed with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra[41]
Seaside Linn Records CD (AKD 533) on 18 September 2015[42] Recorded in Hastings, this studio album received four-starred reviews in The Guardian, The Observer and Mojo magazine. The title track was written by Joe Stilgoe[43]

London Elektricity

Album Record label Release date Notes
Pull the Plug Hospital Records CD (NHS12CD) on 7 June 1999[44] Liane Carroll provides vocals on two of the tracks
Billion Dollar Gravy Hospital Records CD (NHS56CD) on 26 May 2003[45] Liane Carroll provides vocals on some of the tracks
Live Gravy (live DVD album) Hospital Records DVD (NHS72DVD) on 24 May 2004[46] A live concert at the Jazz Café, London, with two extra songs from London Elektricity's autumn 2003 tour, released on DVD
Power Ballads Hospital Records CD (NHS95CD) on 3 October 2005[47] Liane Carroll provides vocals on four of the tracks[47]
Medical History Hospital Records MP3 album (NHSDL06) on 6 December 2006[48] Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks
Syncopated City Hospital Records LP (NHS142LPX) on 1 September 2008; CD (NHS142CD) on 26 September 2008; Japanese Special Edition (NHS142JAPAN) with bonus tracks on 30 November 2008 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on five of the tracks
Are We There Yet? Hospital Records LP (NHS280LP) on 6 November 2015; CD (NHS280) on 6 November 2015 Liane Carroll takes lead vocals on "Why Are We Here?"

Part-Time Heroes featuring Liane Carroll

Single Record label Release date Notes
"Pretend Paradise" Wah Wah 45s 12" single (WAH1209) on 26 June 2006 Liane Carroll performs on the track "Pretend Paradise", which is coupled with "Thin Air" featuring Lara Vane[49][50]
"Pretend Paradise" (remix) Wah Wah 45s 12" single (WAH12012) on 6 June 2007 Track listing – Track A: "Pretend Paradise" (Parta Herois De Tempo Mix); Track B: "What The Sun Brings"[51]

Compilation albums

Album Record label Release date Notes
Hospital Accapellas Hospital Records CD (NHS171) on 12 July 2010[52] Features various Hospital Records artists. Includes one track by Liane Carroll ("The Trap" [A cappella]). She is also lead vocalist on five of the six London Elektricity tracks[52]

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