CABARET VILLE MAGAZINE. P334
CAROL WELSMAN
Ms. Welsman is sensual and lyrical. But that sensuality flirts with intellect and human depth, because she infuses in the fabric of the lyrics, rainbows of personal experience, deep knowledge of music, substance to the lyrics and clever improvisation. Although, the swing flair dominates to a certain extent the nature and contents of her repertoire, her vocal projection, interpretation of tune and most unusual piano accompaniments add an extra vocal-musical dimension rarely seen on stage or heard on tape. She would start with a bossa nova tempo, sails into a swingy mood, metamorphose into a Jazzy ambiance, but also, she enriches that complex repertoire with a nostalgic Standards flair, a refreshing film noire Cabaret scent and most certainly with her own and unmistakably soulful interpretation. In that context, Carol Welsman appeals to audience from all walks of life, those who live nearby Louisiana swamps and those who zip bubbly champagne in Biaritz, those who awake their mind in an unfinished symphony and those who pour in their palms, the outcry of a macabre Jazz tune and part of the night.