Barbara Carroll & Her Trio

Some Jazz piano now....And I love the old "Joanna" !! 

Barbara Carroll (born January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist.....Born Barbara Carole Coppersmith, she began the instrument at only five years old and went on to classical training three years later, eventually graduating from the New England Conservatory. In terms of professional stagecraft, her initial training ground was a USO tour during World War II in which she was part of an all-girl trio. This was quickly followed by leading her own trio on New York City's famous lane of jazz, 52nd Street.
Carroll also did not think it was necessary to hide the fact that she was a woman in jazz -- but this was New York City, not Oklahoma or the state of Washington. Not that Carroll had an easy time in a genre dominated by men. "People tended to put you down before they ever heard you," she commented. "If you were a girl piano player, the tendency was to say: 'Oh, how could she possibly play?' You never even got a chance to present what you could do. But then, if you did prove yourself, it almost became a commercial asset, in a sense; you were regarded as unique."
Carroll did not ignore the pop styles of subsequent decades, yet always managed to keep a strong jazz flavor present in whatever material she performed. She recorded for many of the best labels in the genre including Verve and Atlantic and continued to be in demand at clubs and cabarets into her nineties, playing a regular gig at Manhattan's Birdland venue until December 2016. Carroll also worked as an actress on occasion, such as the Broadway play entitled Me and Juliet. She died in February 2017 at the age of 92. (Info Edited From "All Music" Bio By Eugene Chadbourne)

1. Mame

2. Here's That Rainy Day

3. Suzies Bossa Nova

4. Cabaret

1. Satin Doll

2. What Now My Love

3. Fiddler On The Roof ( Medley)

4. On A Clear Day

           2. What Now My Love