Carol McCartney

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Carol McCartney
OriginCanada
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsCentury Recording And Productions Inc., ZSP, Moxy

Carol McCartney is a singer on the Canadian jazz scene and a former Canadian beauty competition winner.

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Family and early life

McCartney grew up on Verobeach Blvd, Toronto. She went to Gulfstream Public School and then later Emery Collegiate Institute. At the age of 16 her father entered her in the Miss Toronto pageant. She won the 1978 title and was the third runner up in the Miss Canada event. [1] She got her Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance degree from Sheridan college in 1981. [2]

She has been the featured singer with the Toronto, Vancouver, Nashville and Detroit orchestras and at least twenty more. Her album A Night in Tunisia was very well received and was in good standing with the critics. [3]

She has had a street named after her. In 2013, The City of Toronto named a Weston Street "McCartney Street", as she grew up there. [4]

She has been nominated for a Juno Award and the Mississauga Arts Council presented her with a Marty Award from the for best Established Artist in 2014. [5]

She is married to Jesse Collins. [6]

Career

1980s to 1990s

Sometime in the 1980s McCartney recorded the album Stop Foolin' Around for the Century Recording And Productions Inc. label. The title song was written by Paul Zaza and featured him on keyboards. [7] [8] [9] It was from the film Breaking All the Rules and that version was sung by Yvonne Murray. [10] She also had two 12" singles released. They were "Slow Down" bw "I Can't Understand" on ZSP ZSP-2348 and "If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me" bw "If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me" (Instrumental Version) on Century Recording And Productions Inc. ACR-5042. [11] [12]

In September 1987, she was at the Miss Canada Pageant with Michael Danso singing a Gershwin melody as part of the musical entertainment side that featured songs of Cole Porter and Gershwin. [13]

2000s

In February 2006, she fronted the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in a tribute to Benny Goodman, featuring Bob DeAngelis; also with her and the orchestra were John McLeod on trumpet and Lorne Nehring on drums. [14]

Her album A Night in Tunisia was released in 2007. It was a mixture of ballads, blues and up-tempo tracks, which included the songs "No More Blues" and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye". Two musicians that guested on the album were vibes player Peter Appleyard and horn player Guido Basso. [15] Reviewer Michael P. Gladstone for All About Jazz gave the album a 3 and a half star rating, saying that she could deliver ballads from the Great American Song Book as well as well as up-tempo jazz standards, giving "A Night in Tunisia" as an example. [16]

In July 2011 she was set to appear at the Academy Theatre stage for the theater's 2011 Curtain's Up summer season. [17] In December that year she appeared at The Jazz Room at the Huether Hotel in Uptown Waterloo with her group, the Carol McCartney Quartet. [18]

She was one of the headline acts for The Brantford International Jazz Festival in 2013; her backing group was Brian Dickinson on piano, Kieran Overs on bass, Frank DiFelice on drums, and Chris Robinson on saxophone. [19]

Be Cool album

In 2014, her album Be Cool was released. The musicians who played on it were,Terry Clarke on drums, Brian Dickinson on piano, Lorne Lofsky on guitar, Mike Malone on flugelhorn, Kieran Overs on bass, and Chris Robinson on tenor saxophone and alto saxophone. [20] The majority of the arrangements were by Brian Dickinson. McCartney produced the album herself. [21] However, Brian Wray who had been a member of 1970s groups Truck, Motherlode, and Natural Gas, [22] [23] did some arranging on this album. [24]

In his review of the album, Edward Blanco of All About Jazz called it "An astonishing vocal jazz project" and "Well worth the wait". He also gave it a four star rating. [25] The Metroland Media Group's Mississauga.com reviewer said that the album was the mature work of an assured pro. [26]

Following the release of her album, she appeared at Tornonto's Jazz Bistro for a three-night run. A reviewer noted the variation in material. [27]

Discography (selective)

Singles
ActReleaseCatalogueYearNotes
Carol McCartney"Slow Down", "I Can't Understand" / "Slow Down", "I Can't Understand"ZSP ZSP-2348198?12" 33rpm
Carol McCartney"If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me" / "If You Love Me Like You Say You Love Me" (Instrumental Version)Century Recording And Productions Inc. ACR-5042198?12" 45rpm [28] [29]
Album
ActReleaseCatalogueYearNotes
Carol McCartneyStop Foolin' AroundCentury Recording And Productions Inc. ACR-5045198?Vinyl LP [30] [31]
Carol McCartneyLet The Girl DriveMoxy MP2002CD2002CD [32] [ citation needed ]
Bob Brough Quartet with Guest Vocalist Carol McCartneyLike a Spring DayRHB C 808022004CD [33] [34]
Carol McCartneyA Night In TunisiaMoxy MOXY2007-012007CD [35] [36]
Carol McCartneyBe CoolMoxy2014CD [37] [38] [39]

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References

  1. ↑ Emery Village Voice , May 2015 - McCartney an Emery grown success by Sean Delaney
  2. ↑ Sheridan - Alumni Profiles, Carol McCartney
  3. ↑ The Jazz Room - Dec.10 ~ Carol McCartney Quartet
  4. ↑ The Jazz Room - Carol McCartney Group by Stephen
  5. ↑ Emery Village Voice , May 2015 - McCartney an Emery grown success by Sean Delaney
  6. ↑ Mykawartha.com, July 26, 2011 - Internationally reknowned[sic] jazz singer takes Academy Theatre stage
  7. ↑ Emery Village Voice, July, 2019 - Television game shows and memories from Emery Collegiate
  8. ↑ MusicBrainz - Stop Foolin’ Around, lyricist and composer: Paul Zaza, publisher: Century Recording and Productions, Inc.
  9. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Carol McCartney, Stop Foolin' Around
  10. ↑ 80s Movies Rewind - Breaking All The Rules Soundtrack
  11. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (2), Discography, Singles & EPs
  12. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Carol McCartney Discography
  13. ↑ medium II Vol.14 Issue 9 Tuesday November 10, 1987 - Page 9. medium IIFEATURES, The entertainment by Cathy Vancaulert
  14. ↑ Vue Weekly, No. 539 February 16–22, 2006 - Page 42 LISTINGS FOR YOU, MUSIC WEEKLY
  15. ↑ !earshot online, July 27, 2007 - Carol McCartney, A Night In Tunisia by By Jim Dupuis
  16. ↑ All About Jazz , November 21, 2007- Album Review, Carol McCartney: A Night In Tunisia By Michael P. Gladstone
  17. ↑ Mykawartha.com, July 26, 2011 - Internationally reknowned[sic] jazz singer takes Academy Theatre stage
  18. ↑ The Jazz Room - Dec.10 ~ Carol McCartney Quartet
  19. ↑ Mississauga.com, Thursday, September 12, 2013 - McCartney headlines jazz festival By Joseph Chin
  20. ↑ All About Jazz - Jazz Musicians » Carol McCartney Discography » Be Cool
  21. ↑ Talkin' Broadway, 15 May 2015 - Sound Advice Reviews, Born in Canada, Living in Jazzland Two Female Vocalists and Their bands
  22. ↑ citizenfreak.com (© Museum of Canadian Music) - Motherlode
  23. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Brian Wray
  24. ↑ All About Jazz, November 16, 2014 - Carol McCartney: Be Cool by Edward Blanco
  25. ↑ All About Jazz, November 16, 2014 - Album Review, Carol McCartney: Be Cool By Edward Blanco
  26. ↑ Mississauga.com, Oct 21, 2014 - Carol McCartney's Be Cool is mature work of an assured pro
  27. ↑ The Spill Magazine - SPILL LIVE REVIEW: CAROL MCCARTNEY @ JAZZ BISTRO, TORONTO OCTOBER 24TH, 2014
  28. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (2), Discography, Singles & EPs
  29. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Carol McCartney Discography
  30. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (2) – Stop Foolin' Around
  31. ↑ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Carol McCartney Discography
  32. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (3), Discography, Albums
  33. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (3), Discography, Albums
  34. ↑ static1 - Bob Brough Discography, 2005
  35. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (3), Discography, Albums
  36. ↑ static1 - Bob Brough Discography, 2006
  37. ↑ Discogs - Carol McCartney (3), Discography, Albums
  38. ↑ CD Baby - Be Cool Carol McCartney
  39. ↑ Talkin' Broadway, 15 May 2015 - Sound Advice Reviews, Born in Canada, Living in Jazzland Two Female Vocalists and Their bands
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