Carol Kidd - Dreamsville (HDCD) (2008)

Dreamsville marked 25 years of Carol Kidd's partnership with Linn and saw the long-awaited return to the studio of this unique UK jazz legend. Originally released in 2008, Dreamsville is re-issued as part of Linn's ECHO series that offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label's award-winning catalog. An exquisite album of hand-picked standards and self-penned songs, it is perhaps no surprise that is was named the Best CD at the 2009 Scottish Jazz Awards and a Recommended Release on BBC Radio 2 by Russell Davies. Known for her impeccable phrasing and delivery and for her innate ability to breathe fresh life into jazz standards, Carol's performances of Gershwin, Rogers & Hart, Irving Berlin and Henry Mancini classics sees the singer deliver a masterclass in interpretation and shows why she is considered 'a singer's singer.' Carol co-wrote two new tracks with guitarist Nigel Clark, 'There Goes My Heart' and 'Do You Believe?'. Carol is acknowledged in jazz circles as 'Britain's finest ballads singer' (Jazz Review). She was named Best Vocalist at the 2011 Scottish Jazz Awards, a title she has won four times at the British Jazz Awards.