Carla White Explained

Carla White
Birth Name:	Carla Ruth White
Birth Date:	15 September 1951^[1]
Birth Place:	Oakland, California, U.S.
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	1985–2007
Label:	Stash, Milestone, Evidence, Vartan, Jazz Cats, DIW, Bright Moon

Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist.

Biography

White was born in Oakland, California, and raised in New York City, where she studied jazz dance.^[3] She began singing and acting in high school. She moved to London in 1969 to attend Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She returned to New York City and took music lessons intermittently during the 1970s with Lennie Tristano and Warne Marsh.^[4] In 1979 she met trumpet Manny Duran, who became her mentor. They formed the White-Duran Band and recorded the album Andruline for Stash. White died from cancer on May 9, 2007, in New York.^[5]

Personal life

White was the niece of Broadway costume designer Miles White.^{[6] [7]}

Discography

• 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)

External links

• AllaboutJazz Carla White Biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carla White . All About Jazz . May 1, 2011 . May 11, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080331203334/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=11307 . March 31, 2008 .
2. Web site: Jazz Vocalist Carla White Dies . Contactmusic. May 1, 2011. May 16, 2007.
3. Web site: Yanow . Scott . Carla White . AllMusic . 13 September 2019.
4. Book: Yanow . Scott . The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide . 2008 . Backbeat . 978-0-87930-825-4 . 109.
5. Web site: Jazz Vocalist Carla White Dies . Contactmusic. May 1, 2011. May 16, 2007.
6. News: February 20, 2000 . Paid Death Notice: WHITE, MILES . New York Times, Late Edition . New York Times Company . New York . 49.
7. News: September 16, 1984 . Dwain Houston White Obituary . New York Times . New York Times Company . New York . 44.