Therapists say that ending a marriage is one of the 3 hardest things in life. Jazz singer-songwriter Carol Duboc (www.carolduboc.com) chronicled the final months of her marriage on “Smile,”
her stunning, startlingly honest and deeply personal sixth album that
she wrote and produced with Grammy-nominated fusion pioneer Jeff Lorber,
which was released last month. To support this special 10-song set of
soul-baring songs laced with silver linings, Duboc will perform July 10
& 11 at Jazziz Nightlife in Boca Raton, Florida backed by an
accomplished quartet featuring Lorber on keyboards and bassist Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets).
Since
Duboc wrote the lyrics as a form of therapy while she was going through
the difficult process, each song serves as a diary entry examining her
pain, confusion and storm of emotions. Despite the difficulty she was
enduring, the material is not bitter, which is likely due to the
presence of her young daughter. Duboc found hope and inspiration in the
smile of her child. To get a taste of the album and what to expect at
the upcoming gigs, please watch the video for the title track. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIPYZRYApRc
Duboc
possesses a deeply soulful, caressing, sultry and expressive voice that
captivates, comforts, seduces and charms. A gifted writer who has
penned songs on gold and platinum-selling albums by an impressive array
of hitmakers (Patti LaBelle, Stephanie Mills, George Duke), her intimate
urban jazz songs on “Smile” were recorded live featuring Lorber,
Haslip, 3-time Grammy-nominee Hubert Laws (flute), Grammy-nominee Brian Bromberg (acoustic bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Michael Thompson (guitar), Luis Conte (percussion) and Tim Carmon
(piano). The cuts constructed of enticing melodies, contemporary jazz
instrumentation, R&B grooves, brisk Latin rhythms, and alluring
adult pop serve as the backdrop for Duboc’s poignant poetry. The
shuffling beats of the funky first radio single, “Elephant,” is about
how the chanteuse and her husband carried on trying to avoid the fact
that the problems in their relationship had amassed to elephantine
proportions that were impossible to ignore.
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