Nicki Parrott - Yesterday Once More: The Carpenters Song Book (2016)

Born in Newcastle, Australia, Nicki started her musical training at age four with the piano, followed by the flute, soon after. Nicki switched to double bass at the age of 15.
After graduating high school she moved to Sydney to study jazz at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music where she began to play with Australian musicians such as Mike Nock, Dale Barlow, Paul Grabowsky, Bernie McGann, and Ten Part Invention. She also toured Australia with Russian musicians Daniel Kramer and Alexander Fischer and American trumpeters Bobby Shew and Chuck Findley. She continued her studies with various bassists including visiting artists Ray Brown and John Clayton.
Nicki was the recipient of two awards, a scholarship to Pan Pacific Music Camps at the age of 16, and first place in the 1992 Jazz Action Society’s Annual Song Competition for her composition “Come and Get It”, which is the opening track of Nicki and her sister Lisa’s debut CD, “Awabakal Suite”. She was also nominated for the annual Australian Young Achievers Award by the Arts Council of Australia who granted her the funds to come to New York to study with Rufus Reid. Nicki came to New York in May 1994.

TRACKLIST
1. Rainy Days And Mondays (3:56)
2. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (3:48)
3. There's A Kind Of Hush (3:33)
4. We've Only Just Begun (4:01)
5. Please Mr Postman (3:34)
6. I Won't Last A Day Without You (4:35)
7. Sing (3:10)
8. For All We Know (3:00)
9. Ticket To Ride (3:46)
10. Top Of The World (4:00)
11. It's Going To Take Some Time (2:50)
12. The Rainbow Connection (3:44)
13. Yesterday Once More (4:08)
14. Close To You (4:43)

Personnel:
Nicki Parrott: vocals & bass
Ken Peplowski: clarinet & tenor sax
John Di Martino: piano
Frank Vignola: guitar
Alvin Atkinson: drums