"Was there ever a more storied exponent of the Great American Songbook than Carol Sloane? ... Sloane has spent almost her entire lifetime in the music business, and Live at Birdland is a fitting monument to a remarkable career ... Youth may be served but, sometimes, one may prefer to hear the voice of experience. It counts for something, does it not, even in a business which worships youth, novelty, and a fresh face?".