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Liane Carroll (born 1964 in London, England) is an English pianist/vocalist who grew up in a musical family.^[1]

Carroll has worked with many artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney,^[1]Gerry Rafferty to Ladysmith Black Mambazo. She has also performed as the lead vocalist and Wurlitzer keyboardist for the drum and bass band London Elektricity.^[1]She is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott's jazz club and the 606 Club in London, and has made several albums. In 2003 she recorded her first solo album, Billy No Mates, released on Splash Point Records. In 2005 she recorded, again for Splash Point Records, at Abbey Road Studios, the album, Standard Issue, which featured her trio (Roger Carey on bass and Greg Leppard on drums) and guests. Later that year she won two awards in the BBC Jazz Awards: Best Vocalist and Best of Jazz.^[2]In 2006 she won the Marston Pedigree Jazz Award for best vocalist.

Liane Carroll lives in Hastings, East Sussex.^[1]^[3]

Discography

Clearly (1995)
Dolly Bird (1997)
Son of Dolly Bird (2002) (recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club)
One Good Reason (2002) (as part of 'The Passion' with Jacqui Dankworth and Sara Colman)
Billy No Mates (2003)
Standard Issue (2005)
Liane Live DVD (2008)
Slow Down (2007)^[4]
Live at the Lampie (with Brian Kellock) (2009)^[5]

Up and Down (5 July 2011)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d In a short film by Sarah Linklater about Liane Carroll and her weekly performances at Porters, a small pub in Hastings, Caroll said that her parents were both singers and her grandmother had played the piano. Sarah Linklater for Hidden Gems (May 2011). "Liane Carroll (video)". Vimeo. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
^ "BBC Jazz Awards: 2005 winners". BBC website. June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
^ Peter Quinn (27 May 2011). "Liane Carroll - On the Upside". Jazzwise magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
^ As well as jazz standards, and numbers by singer-songwriters including Laura Nyro, Donovan and Tom Waits, the album includes an original song, "You Can’t Slow My Heart Down", co-written by Liane Carroll with Peter Kirtley. Reviewing Slow Down for BBC Music, Kathryn Shackleton said: "On Slow Down Liane sings her way through the whole spectrum from jazz diva to fragile victim. Van Heusen and Cahn's 'All The Way' and Duke Ellington's 'In My Solitude' are remade as torch songs, with vulnerability oozing out of every verse, while 'Lazy Afternoon' perfectly captures her molasses low tones and silken high ones – her sparse electric piano accompaniment creating a brooding, hypnotic tension." Kathryn Shackleton (4 January 2008). "It doesn't just tug at your heart strings, it rips them out..." BBC Music. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
^ Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of Live at the Lampie, "Since Liane Carroll can loose off a jazz-singing broadside that might touch on Betty Carter and Bobby McFerrin (with soul-vocal asides including everyone from Aretha to Stevie Wonder), and Scottish piano virtuoso Kellock has a comparable range from Fats Waller to free-improv, the potential for repetition in this duo is low. Released from her singer/pianist responsibilities, Carroll has rarely sounded more spontaneous and relaxed" John Fordham (14 August 2011). "Liane Carroll/Brian Kellock: Live at the Lampie". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of Up and Down, "Singer/pianist Carroll is a world-class act, but this is the first recording to capture the full range of her expressiveness. Up and Down embraces intimate voice/piano performances, orchestra-backed extravaganzas and jazz jams with soloists of the pedigree of Kenny Wheeler and Julian Siegel." John Fordham; et al. (19 May 2011). "F&M Playlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[Linklater-1] In a short film by Sarah Linklater about Liane Carroll and her weekly performances at Porters, a small pub in Hastings, Caroll said that her parents were both singers and her grandmother had played the piano. Sarah Linklater for Hidden Gems (May 2011). "Liane Carroll (video)". Vimeo. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[2] "BBC Jazz Awards: 2005 winners". BBC website. June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[3] Peter Quinn (27 May 2011). "Liane Carroll - On the Upside". Jazzwise magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

[4] As well as jazz standards, and numbers by singer-songwriters including Laura Nyro, Donovan and Tom Waits, the album includes an original song, "You Can’t Slow My Heart Down", co-written by Liane Carroll with Peter Kirtley. Reviewing Slow Down for BBC Music, Kathryn Shackleton said: "On Slow Down Liane sings her way through the whole spectrum from jazz diva to fragile victim. Van Heusen and Cahn's 'All The Way' and Duke Ellington's 'In My Solitude' are remade as torch songs, with vulnerability oozing out of every verse, while 'Lazy Afternoon' perfectly captures her molasses low tones and silken high ones – her sparse electric piano accompaniment creating a brooding, hypnotic tension." Kathryn Shackleton (4 January 2008). "It doesn't just tug at your heart strings, it rips them out..." BBC Music. Retrieved 13 June 2011.

[5] Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of Live at the Lampie, "Since Liane Carroll can loose off a jazz-singing broadside that might touch on Betty Carter and Bobby McFerrin (with soul-vocal asides including everyone from Aretha to Stevie Wonder), and Scottish piano virtuoso Kellock has a comparable range from Fats Waller to free-improv, the potential for repetition in this duo is low. Released from her singer/pianist responsibilities, Carroll has rarely sounded more spontaneous and relaxed" John Fordham (14 August 2011). "Liane Carroll/Brian Kellock: Live at the Lampie". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[6] Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of Up and Down, "Singer/pianist Carroll is a world-class act, but this is the first recording to capture the full range of her expressiveness. Up and Down embraces intimate voice/piano performances, orchestra-backed extravaganzas and jazz jams with soloists of the pedigree of Kenny Wheeler and Julian Siegel." John Fordham; et al. (19 May 2011). "F&M Playlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2011. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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 *''Dolly Bird'' (1997)
 *''Son of Dolly Bird'' (2002) (recorded live at [[Ronnie Scott's]] Club)
-*''One Good Reason'' (2002)*
+*''One Good Reason'' (2002) (as part of 'The Passion' with [[Jacqui Dankworth]] and Sara Colman)
 *''Billy No Mates'' (2003)
 *''Standard Issue'' (2005)
-*"Liane Live" DVD (2008)
+*''Liane Live'' DVD (2008)
-*''Slow Down'' (2007)<ref> As well as jazz standards, and numbers by singer-songwriters including Laura Nyro and Tom Waits, the album includes an original song, "You Can’t Slow My Heart Down", co-written by Liane Carroll with Peter Kirtley.</ref>
+*''Slow Down'' (2007)<ref> As well as jazz standards, and numbers by singer-songwriters including [[Laura Nyro]], [[Donovan]] and [[Tom Waits]], the album includes an original song, "You Can’t Slow My Heart Down", co-written by Liane Carroll with [[Peter Kirtley]]. Reviewing ''Slow Down'' for [[BBC Music]], Kathryn Shackleton said: "On Slow Down Liane sings her way through the whole spectrum from jazz diva to fragile victim. Van Heusen and Cahn's 'All The Way' and Duke Ellington's 'In My Solitude' are remade as torch songs, with vulnerability oozing out of every verse, while 'Lazy Afternoon' perfectly captures her molasses low tones and silken high ones – her sparse electric piano accompaniment creating a brooding, hypnotic tension." {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r43n|title=It doesn't just tug at your heart strings, it rips them out...|author=Kathryn Shackleton |publisher= [[BBC Music]]|date= 4 January 2008|accessdate= 13 June 2011}}</ref>
-*''Live at the Lampie'' (with Brian Kellock) (2009)<ref>Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of ''Live at the Lampie'', "Since Liane Carroll can loose off a jazz-singing broadside that might touch on Betty Carter and Bobby McFerrin (with soul-vocal asides including everyone from Aretha to Stevie Wonder), and Scottish piano virtuoso Kellock has a comparable range from Fats Waller to free-improv, the potential for repetition in this duo is low. Released from her singer/pianist responsibilities, Carroll has rarely sounded more spontaneous and relaxed" {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/aug/14/liane-carroll-brian-kellock-review|title=Liane Carroll/Brian Kellock: Live at the Lampie|author= John Fordham|publisher= ''[[The Guardian]]''|date=14 August 2011|accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref>
+*''Live at the Lampie'' (with [[Brian Kellock]]) (2009)<ref>''[[The Guardian |Guardian]]'' reviewer John Fordham said of ''Live at the Lampie'', "Since Liane Carroll can loose off a jazz-singing broadside that might touch on Betty Carter and Bobby McFerrin (with soul-vocal asides including everyone from Aretha to Stevie Wonder), and Scottish piano virtuoso Kellock has a comparable range from Fats Waller to free-improv, the potential for repetition in this duo is low. Released from her singer/pianist responsibilities, Carroll has rarely sounded more spontaneous and relaxed" {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/aug/14/liane-carroll-brian-kellock-review|title=Liane Carroll/Brian Kellock: Live at the Lampie|author= John Fordham|publisher= ''[[The Guardian]]''|date=14 August 2011|accessdate=13 June 2011}}</ref>
-*''Up and Down'' (5 July 2011)<ref>Guardian reviewer John Fordham said of ''Up and Down'', "Singer/pianist Carroll is a world-class act, but this is the first recording to capture the full range of her expressiveness. Up and Down embraces intimate voice/piano performances, orchestra-backed extravaganzas and jazz jams with soloists of the pedigree of Kenny Wheeler and Julian Siegel." {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/19/film-and-music-playlist|title=F&M Playlist|author= John Fordham and others|publisher= ''[[The Guardian]]''|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=12 June 2011}}</ref>
+*''Up and Down'' (5 July 2011)<ref>''[[The Guardian |Guardian]]'' reviewer John Fordham said of ''Up and Down'', "Singer/pianist Carroll is a world-class act, but this is the first recording to capture the full range of her expressiveness. Up and Down embraces intimate voice/piano performances, orchestra-backed extravaganzas and jazz jams with soloists of the pedigree of Kenny Wheeler and Julian Siegel." {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/19/film-and-music-playlist|title=F&M Playlist|author= John Fordham and others|publisher= ''[[The Guardian]]''|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=12 June 2011}}</ref>
-''* As part of 'The Passion' with [[Jacqui Dankworth]] and Sara Colman.''
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