New album from Carol Kidd

"Dreamsville" marks the long-awaited return of a UK jazz legend and is available to download now. Carol Kidd is well known for her impeccable phrasing and delivery and for her innate ability to breathe fresh life into jazz standards. "Dreamsville" showcases American Songbook favourites as well as previously unrecorded original songs.

Carol Kidd'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 has co-written two new tracks with guitarist Nigel Clark: There Goes My Heart and Do You Believe?.  Both take the listener on an emotional and intimate journey proving Carol's skills as a writer as well as a world-class performer.

"Dreamsville" includes a re-working of Carol's most famous signature song "When I Dream" arranged by Nigel Clark and Wet Wet Wet's Graeme Duffin.

The album is enhanced by an excellent production team of Graeme Duffin (producer) and Calum Malcolm (mixer). The musicians include up and coming artists Paul Harrison and Alyn Cosker, while Mario Caribe of Salsa Celtica and Nigel Clark of the Scottish Guitar Quartet are old favourites with audiences.

"Dreamsville" marks 25 years of Carol Kidd recording for Linn Records - an extraordinary career which is set to continue with this remarkable album.

The album, which is released on 13th October, is now available for download in Studio Master quality (24-bit), CD quality (16-bit) and MP3.

"Recommended Release" on BBC Radio Two by presenter Russell Davies.   

"One of the most finely crafted collection of songs you'll hear this year". Jazzwise