She made honoring your past synonymous with valuing life itself." Another glowing statement comes from the Boston Globe's  Louise Kennedy. She wrote: "When Carol Sloane sings at the Village Vanguard, as she did last month, it's like hearing the concentrated essence of a half-century's worth of jazz in one night." The Village voice saw in Ms. Sloane, the singer of all singer. The paper echoed: "There are singer's singers, and then there are singer's singers' singers. Here's one of the latter group, who may know the tricks of the trade but never condescends to use them. " Although, her voice is powerful like a rock, this rock whispers sweet, tender and heart felt vocal virtuosity. The strength of her voice is enrobed with a rainbow of one million shades of lyrical beauty, reflective romanticism and a sublime nostalgia. You touch a Greek  marble statue in a deity temple and you immediately sense  its strength in its smoothness and limpid beauty. This is how the voice of Carol Sloane feels, looks and comes to life. And because she is an inspired and intelligent improviser, her  intense vocal virtuosity so brilliantly flirts with standards and lyrics thought to be untouchable and unmovable, thus redefining the aura, persona and quality standards of a dogmatic Jazz. Continues on page 2