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. 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. 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. 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) References External links AllaboutJazz Carla White Biography 1951 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers American women jazz singers American jazz singers Women jazz musicians Deaths from cancer in New York (state) DIW Records artists Jazz musicians from California Milestone Records artists Singers from California Video game musicians 21st-century American women