Carol Kidd MBE (born 19 October 1945) is a Scottish jazz singer.

Kidd was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She came to prominence in the mid-1970s, as the vocalist in the band led by vibraphonist / saxophonist Jimmy Feighan. In 1990, she released her award-winning album The Night We Called It a Day. She has subsequently performed and recorded extensively on her own. She has won several awards at the British Jazz Awards. In 1998, she was appointed an MBE.

Discography

  • Carol Kidd (Aloi, 1984)
  • All My Tomorrows (Aloi, 1985)
  • Nice Work (Linn, 1987)
  • The Night We Called It a Day (Linn, 1990)
  • I'm Glad We Met (Linn, 1991)
  • Crazy for Gershwin (Linn, 1994)
  • That's Me (Linn, 1995)
  • A Singer for All Seasons (Jazz Arena, 1998)
  • A Place in My Heart (Jazz Arena, 1999)
  • Debut (Linn, 1984 - remastered 2004)
  • Dreamsville (Linn, 2008)
  • Tell Me Once Again (Linn, 2010)
  • Auld Lang Syne (Aurora Music, 2015)

Further reading

  • Young, Andrew. . The Glasgow Herald. 2 December 1978.
  • Crumley, James. . The Glasgow Herald. 31 March 1989. (Begin at last paragraph, next-to-last column.)
  • Young, Andrew. . The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1979.
  • Batchelor, David. . The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1981.
  • Batchelor, David. . The Glasgow Herald. 10 March 1982.
  • Batchelor, David. . The Glasgow Herald. 2 December 1982.
  • Young, Andrew. . The Glasgow Herald. 8 December 1984.
  • Mathieson, Kenny. . The Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1987.
  • Meadow, Elliot. . The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1987.
  • Meadow, Elliot. . The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1988.
  • Adams, Rob. . The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1989.
  • Buie, Elizabeth. . The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1989.
  • Wilson, Caroline. . The Evening Times. 16 June 2013.

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