After writing and arranging
hit songs for such artists as Patti LaBelle, Chante Moore
and Tom Jones, Carol Duboc stepped out as a solo artist
with her debut album With All That I Am (2001). She immediately
began earning critical acclaim as one of the top new jazz
singers on the music scene. Sandy Shore of smoothjazz.com
announced "Smooth Jazz has a new poster girl!"
And so she remains. Her new single, "My Valentine,"
leaped to prominence upon its release as 13 on R&R
Magazine's Smooth Jazz Indicator. Carol Duboc
is smooth and she is jazz.
Following her auspicious debut in 2001, Carol's
second release simply titled "Duboc"
(2003) and her inspirational short CD I Stand for America
earned Carol national recognition. In a moving tribute to
the heroes and the fallen at Ground Zero, Larry King Live
chose Carol's inspirational song "I Stand for
America" as the musical backdrop for a video album
of photos now burned into our minds. And the critics took
note. Don Heckman (Los Angeles Times) writes, "Duboc's
singing has the strength and originality to quickly move
her into the top level of jazz vocalists - regardless of
genre."
The uniqueness of Carol's work can be attributed
not only to her natural God-given talents but also to her
ability to "do it all." Carol sings, writes, arranges,
producers, plays the piano, engineers and plays a mean game
of tennis. Not to mention her big screen debut as "Pumpkin"
in the MGM film "Be Cool," starring John Travolta,
Uma Thurman and The Rock. The great flautist Hubert Laws
once said, "In order to be extraordinary one has to
do extraordinary things. Carol Duboc is the epitome of this
phenomenon."
Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Carol
moved to Los Angeles to attend U.S.C.'s school of music
where she majored in vocal performance and music composition
and minored in music engineering. While in school at U.S.C.,
Carol's soulful vocal style and songwriting talents attracted
the attention of R&B producer Teddy Riley. She quickly
began working with some of the best producers, writers and
musicians in the business, including Jeff Lorber, Gerald
Albright, Hubert Laws, George Duke, Maurice White, Patrick
Moten, Joe Sample and The Fine Young Cannibals.
Her writing and arranging success has included,
among other things, the song "This Word is All"
on Patti LaBelle's Gems CD, which
went Gold, as well as the title cut, "Precious",
on Chante Moore's Gold CD. Carol also penned the hit single
"Never Do You Wrong" for Stephanie Mills, and
the song "That Boy" on Jade 's Jade
To The Max CD, which attained Platinum status.
Carol's last release was entitled All Of
You (2005) and is another extension of her tremendous talent.
Christopher Loudon of JazzTimes writes that Carol "has
cleverly shaped an evocative excavation of love in all its
forms."Forever shooting for the stars, Carol Duboc
takes it to yet another level with All Of You. Her fourth
album is due out in the Spring of 2008.
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