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Album

If Dreams Come True

Label: GJazz Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: All The Cats Join In; Gin For Xmas; Shorty Georg; Sent For You Yesterday; Down South Camp Meeting; If Dreams Come True; Puttin' On The Ritz; It Had To Be You; Ball of Fire; You Can Depend On Me; Lulu's Back In Town; Topsy; Victory Stride.

Album

Simply Natural

Label: MA Recordings
Released: 2002
Track listing: Simply Natural; Tulip or Turnip; Weak for the Man; Watermelon Man; Strong Man; Something 'Bout Believing; Scarborough Fair; Are You With Me; Summer (Estat'); Still Gotta Thing for You; I Can't Give You Anything But Love.

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Article: Album Review

Carla Cook: Simply Natural

Read "Simply Natural" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


A Third by Ms. Cook... Carla Cook is the first singer on the MAXJAZZ roster to release three discs. Her previous two, It’s All About Love and Dem Bones both received considerable attention upon release. Here, Ms. Cook continues in fine form and under the direction of producer/pianist Bruce Barth. Cyrus Chestnut is again on hand ...

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Carla Cook: Simply Natural

Read "Simply Natural" reviewed by Jim Santella


"Simply Natural." The song's title describes what Carla Cook is all about and what makes her such a thrilling vocalist. She's genuine. Both her scat singing and her lyric interpretations result in a relaxed atmosphere where everyone can sit back and enjoy being a part of it. Accompanists Bruce Barth and Cyrus Chestnut are in fine ...

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Dem Bones

Label: MA Recordings
Released: 2001
Track listing: The More I See You; Like A Lover; Oh Gee; Dem Bones; Just A Sittin' And A Rockin'; Ode To Billie Joe; Someone To Light Up My Life; For The Elders; Come, Ye Disconsolate; Better Than Anything; A Lover's Lullaby (Total Time: 60:31).

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Carla Cook: Dem Bones

Read "Dem Bones" reviewed by Jim Santella


The title of Carla Cook's latest album refers to the trombone choir she's enlisted to blend with her silky smooth voice. Her natural ability makes this one work. Whether she's scat singing, crooning soft ballads, or spinning acrobatic vocalese, Cook is always on pitch and quite in control. Her expressiveness is what makes her performances special. ...

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Article: Interview

Carla Cook: Just a Swingin' and a Groovin'

Read "Carla Cook: Just a Swingin' and a Groovin'" reviewed by Mathew Bahl


On the question of categories, Carla Cook will say this much: “I'm definitely a jazz singer in that I like to improvise and I like to swing." Beyond that, the subject doesn't interest her. “I don't spend a lot of time haggling with the word “jazz,?" she explains. “I let the “Jazz Police" handle that. I ...

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Carla Cook: Dem Bones

Read "Dem Bones" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Carla Cook follows up her Grammy-nominated It's all About Love with a slightly funkier fair...but only after some mainstream flirtations. Carla Cook's 1999 It's All About Love was one of the inaugural releases of the then fledgling MAXJAZZ label. It was honored with a Grammy® nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. It was an eclectic and ...

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Carla Cook: Dem Bones

Read "Dem Bones" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Carla Cook follows up her Grammy-nominated It's all About Love with a slightly funkier fair...but only after some mainstream flirtations. Carla Cook's 1999 It's All About Love was one of the inaugural releases of the then fledgling MAXJAZZ label. It was honored with a Grammy® nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. It was an eclectic and ...

Album

It's All About Love

Label: WATT Works
Released: 1999


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