Carol Albert enchanting jazz
singer Carol Albert – FLY AWAY
BUTTERFLY: Carol is one of the
most enchanting singers I’ve
heard in a long time, and there’s
a decided plus, in that she plays
piano with some of the highest
creative energy on the scene
today. I recently did a video
critique of her work, and you’ll
see how professional her
standards are there. On the
album, high-spirit tunes like “On
My Way” convey the kind of joy
the world needs more & more of
today… a SUPERB song, full of
life!
The promo sheets explain that
after Carol lost her husband
(2014), she turned back to
composing, so the music is
automatically in the healing
zone… don’t take that the wrong
way, though… this isn’t “down,
sad” music – not at ALL! You’ll
hear how her spirit has been
replenished as you listen to the
wonderful “Transition“, where she
clearly paints sonic cascades
abundant with the joy of entry
into new worlds… a MOST
impressive song that gets
constant play on my iPhone… I
just LOVE this piece.
Though “Across the Sky” starts
out with a decidedly jazz solo
(think Coltrane), Carol’s vocal
easily transports you into a zone
where memories become reality –
in a good way… some fine, FINE
guitar work compliments the
saxophone right at about the 2:10
mark, as well
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Carol Albert enchanting jazz
singer Carol Albert – FLY AWAY
BUTTERFLY: Carol is one of the
most enchanting singers I’ve
heard in a long time, and there’s
a decided plus, in that she plays
piano with some of the highest
creative energy on the scene
today. I recently did a video
critique of her work, and you’ll
see how professional her
standards are there. On the
album, high-spirit tunes like “On
My Way” convey the kind of joy
the world needs more & more of
today… a SUPERB song, full of
life!
The promo sheets explain that
after Carol lost her husband
(2014), she turned back to
composing, so the music is
automatically in the healing
zone… don’t take that the wrong
way, though… this isn’t “down,
sad” music – not at ALL! You’ll
hear how her spirit has been
replenished as you listen to the
wonderful “Transition“, where she
clearly paints sonic cascades
abundant with the joy of entry
into new worlds… a MOST
impressive song that gets
constant play on my iPhone… I
just LOVE this piece.
Though “Across the Sky” starts
out with a decidedly jazz solo
(think Coltrane), Carol’s vocal
easily transports you into a zone
where memories become reality –
in a good way… some fine, FINE
guitar work compliments the
saxophone right at about the 2:10
mark, as well. A truly inspiring
piece of music that everyone will
enjoy!
One of the longer pieces (5:24),
“Never Thought It Would Be This
Way“, will surface memories both
sad and full of the joy of living… it
was an easy pick for my personal
favorite of the ten offered up. I
give Carol a MOST HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED, with an “EQ”
(energy quotient) rating of 4.99
for this “must-have” CD! Get
more information about this
fascinating player/singer on
Carol’s website. Rotcod
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Carol Albert enchanting jazz
singer Carol Albert – Fly Away
Butterfly
Dick Metcalf, editor,
Contemporary Fusion Reviews
August 9, 2017
CAROL ALBERT/Fly Away
Butterfly:
Midwest Record Review
http://www.midwestrecord.com/
MWR1253.html
In the 70s, the gals
were doing a subgenre known as
divorcee rock. That seems to have
mutated in the 10s to healing
music, a combination of jazz,
world and spirituality that seems
to be the soundtrack for recovery
of various sorts whether from
addiction, loss, upheaval—-or
divorce. Albert is rejuvenating
from loss and letting it lead her to
rebirth. Enlisting one of the great
secret weapons of our times,
Trammell Starks to help her on
her journey, this is almost like
next gen-nu new age as it comes
out of the gate. An experienced
performer coming back into the
light, this is no mere well
intentioned effort by a bored
wannabe looking for an outlet,
this is the kind of alt.adult
listening that turns heads and
ears. A deep, personal set that
grabs your attention and holds on
tight. Well done.
– Fly Away Butterfly
July 25, 2017
Ahh, we are again treated to the
wholesome, all-embracing musical
charm of the lovely
vocalist/pianist/composer Carol
Albert who has reemerged with
her at once enticing and alluring
offerings here on Fly Away
Butterfly, an album of intensely
satisfying melodies and lyrical
colors.
The mesmerizing seduction of this
music starts at track one (the title
track) and never lets up as she
takes you by the hand and leads
you along this plush horizon of
musical bliss with delicate
caresses and high-spirited
exoticism and finger-poppin’
grooves like that heard on her
covers of the late Al Jarreau’s
“One Way” and the classic “Mas
Que Nada.”
Aside from “Mas Que Nada” and
“One Way,” Albert has penned all
of this well-produced material,
and it’s obvious that she poured
her very essence into the work.
One should be warned of the
inescapability of the appeal and
mystique of this material. This is
beauty alive and personified
throughout.
Along with the lead and title
track, there’s the exotic sway of
such catchy tunes as “Awakening”
and “Across the Sky,” the funky
bounciness of “On My Way,” the
beauty and intriguing play on
moods found on “Chasing
Waterfalls” which leads off in a
rather sweet and sedate fashion
and later ushers in a spirited
crescendo, and the resoundingly
comely track “Never Thought It
Would Be This Way.”
To sum it up, this album truly
defines delicate, refined, and
class, and tosses in a track of
feel-good funk for good measure.
It’s quality belonging in the bright
spotlight of this genre. Experience
its attraction, and bathe in it with
unabashed abandon. It calls for it.
– Ronald Jackson
While her eclectic career and
compositional magnificence as a
recording artist and international
performer has inspired fans
throughout the world for years,
Carol Albert is emerging now as
an essential artist of our time
because she dares – on her
current single “On My Way” – to
hope and inspire in an age where
it’s easy to become pessimistic.
Perhaps the most amazing thing
about her uplifting, passionately
jazzy and percussive anthem is
that she wrote it long before we
collectively needed it at this
moment. With its sassy horns
(arranged by co-producer
Trammel Starks), playful melody
and exotic rhythms, she’s also
able to extend the pop-jazz meets
world music vibe of her Brazilian
tinged 2016 airplay sensation
“Mas Que Nada.” Even if the
words she sang weren’t so
inspiring and necessary, it’s also
great to hear her soaring, sensual
vocals, both wordless and not –
which are as inviting as her piano
and synth melodies and bright
improvisational runs. Full of joy,
celebration and positive thinking
and energy, “On My Way” is the
perfect track to clean the slate
and start the New Year fresh and
looking up. – Jonathan Widran,
Music Connection and Jazziz
Magazine
By Scott Yanow, author of 11
books including The Great Jazz
Guitarists, The Jazz
Singers, Jazz On Film and Jazz On
Record 1917-76
Christmas Mystique lives up to
its title, a set full of subtle
creativity and quiet but
often stirring interpretations of
music related to the holiday
season. Carol Albert’s CD
is well worth several listens.
By Ricky Kej on August 11, 2016
I found this Album extremely
easy and peaceful to listen to.
Bringing all the favorite
Christmas Hymns to life, the
vocals are lovely and soothing
throughout. I particularly
found ‘Christmas without You’
very very moving. The Spanish
guitar through the
track is absolutely fantastic as is
the vocals. ‘Dreamer’ has true
dream like qualities.
The spoken words, piano and
flute all merge beautifully to
create the perfect
ambiance. The unusual opening
instrumental riff in ‘Come
Emmanuel’ lends itself
perfectly to this mesmerizing
track. The old favorites ‘Deck the
Halls’ and ‘Silent
Night’ bring the solemnity and
piety among the holiday
cheer…..loved them!This is
overall a beautiful and extremely
well-produced and unique album
that will definitely
be on my oft-played list :-) :-) :-)
Carol Albert has enjoyed a
fascinating, diverse career as a
performer and recording
artist, inspiring fans throughout
the world with her brilliant piano
and keyboard
driven compositional magic. Her
welcome, highly anticipated
expansion into world
music via this dynamic romp
through “Mas Que Nada” so
exciting is not merely the
fact that she’s sharing the scope
of her passions with us. It’s that,
on this grooving,
infectious samba, we get to hear
her lush, sensual vocals – which
are every bit as
beautiful and inviting as her ivory
and synth work. She and her co-
producer Trammel
Starks could have whipped this up
using technology – but wisely
chose instead the
powerful authenticity and exotic
joy that could only happen
working with top
Brazilian musicians. Hearing the
explosive ‘party section’ of Carol’s
arrangement just
adds to the boisterous, high
energy fun that makes this THE
perfect celebratory
anthem for Summer 2016 and an
ideal way to get us in the spirit of
the upcoming
Olympic Games in Rio. – Jonathan
Widran, Music Connection and
Jazziz Magazine
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