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Carla White
American jazz singer
Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist.
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Carla White | |
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| Birth name | Carla Ruth White |
| Born | (1951-09-15)September 15, 1951[1] Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2007(2007-05-09) (aged 55) New York City |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1985–2007 |
| Labels | Stash, Milestone, Evidence, Vartan, Jazz Cats, DIW, Bright Moon |
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White was born in Oakland, California, and raised in New York City, where she studied jazz dance.[2] She began singing and acting in high school.[2] She moved to London in 1969 to attend Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] She returned to New York City and took music lessons intermittently during the 1970s with Lennie Tristano and Warne Marsh.[3] In 1979 she met trumpet Manny Duran, who became her mentor. They formed the White-Duran Band and recorded the album Andruline for Stash.[3] White died from cancer on May 9, 2007, in New York.[3][4]
- Andruline with Manny Duran (Stash, 1984)
- Orient Express (Milestone, 1987)
- Mood Swings (Milestone, 1988)
- Listen Here (Evidence, 1995)
- Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz 1998)
- The Sweetest Sounds (DIW, 2000)
- In Mexico (Jazz Cat, 2000)
- Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty Original Soundtrack, 2001)
- A Voice in the Night (Bright Moon, 2006)
- "Carla White". All About Jazz. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- Yanow, Scott. "Carla White". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- Yanow, Scott (2008). The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide. Backbeat. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-87930-825-4.
- "Jazz Vocalist Carla White Dies". Contactmusic. May 16, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2011.