Barbara Carroll: How Long Has This Been Going On?

Barbara Carroll was 86 when this disc was recorded. She had 65 years of professional experience going back to a time when women had to work doubly hard to prove they could play jazz at all. But on How Long Has This Been Going On?, recorded live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York, Carroll’s ideas flow quickly, her execution is unblemished, her touch is alternately nimble and sensitive, and her leadership is assured.

Working with the trio of Ken Peplowski (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Jay Leonhart (bass) and Alvin Atkinson (drums), Carroll makes the most of the set list, comprised of familiar standards by Gershwin, Berlin, Bernstein and Rodgers & Hart, among others.

Track List

1    Change Partners
2    Some Other Time
3    Fascinating Rhythm
4    Nice Work If You Can Get It
5    How Long Has This Been Going On?
6    My Man's Gone Now
7    I Got Rhythm
8    Todd's Blues
9    Too Soon
10    Have You Met Miss Jones