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Carmen McRae

Tough, tender, sassy, sardonic, Carmen McRae (1920-94) made every song she sang her own. Influenced by her friend Billie Holiday, her poise and musicality made her a musician's favourite. Geoffrey Smith surveys a rare vocal artist.

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Sun 24 Mar 2019 00:00
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  • Carmen McRae

    Yardbird Suite

    Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Kenny Clarke. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Mat Mathews. Performer: Wendell Marshall. Performer: Herbie Mann.
    • BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
    • BRUNSWICK.
    • 6.

  • Carmen McRae

    I'm Thru With Love

    Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.
    • After Glow.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Carmen McRae

    Exactly Like You

    Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.
    • After Glow.
    • Decca.
    • 8.

  • Carmen McRae

    Dream of Life

    Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.
    • After Glow.
    • Decca.
    • 11.

  • Carmen McRae

    Baltimore Oriole

    Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ben Webster.
    • BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
    • VERVE.
    • 8.

  • Carmen McRae

    Love Is A Simple Thing

    Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ernie Wilkins.
    • Something To Swing About.
    • Kapp.
    • 7.

  • Carmen McRae

    Them There Eyes

    Performer: Bob Cranshaw. Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Lockjaw Davis. Performer: Norman Simmons. Performer: Walter Perkins.
    • CARMEN MCRAE SINGS LOVER MAN AND OTHER BILLIE HOLIDAY CLASSICS.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 1.

  • Carmen McRae

    Trav'lin' Light

    Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Lockjaw Davis.
    • Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics.
    • Essential Jazz Classics.
    • 9.

  • Carmen McRae

    Guess Who I Saw Today

    Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ed Bennett. Performer: Joey Baron. Performer: Marshall Otwell. Performer: Marshall Otwell.
    • Carmen McRae at Ratso's.
    • Hitchcock Media Records.
    • 12.

  • Carmen McRae

    Just You, Just Me

    Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: John Leftwich. Performer: Donald Bailey. Performer: John Colllins. Performer: Marshall Otwell.
    • You're Lookin' At Me.
    • CONCORD JAZZ.
    • 10.

  • Carmen McRae & Betty Carter

    Stolen Moments (You Belong To Her)

    Performer: Winard Harper. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Eric Gunnison. Performer: Jim Hughart.
    • Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances.
    • Spectrum.
    • 2.

  • Carmen McRae

    Reflections (Looking Back)

    Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Carmen McRae.
    • CARMEN SINGS MONK.
    • BLUEBIRD.
    • 10.

Carmen McRae

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听YARDBIRD SUITE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae & Mat Matthews Quintet

Composers:听听听听听听听 Charlie Parker

Album Title:听听听听听听听 By Special Request

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BRUNSWICK: LAT-8104

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Mat Matthews (accordion); 听Herbie Mann (flute); Mundell Lowe (guitar); Wendell Marshall (bass); Kenny Clarke ( drums)

听

TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听I鈥橫 THROUGH WITH LOVE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Joseph A 'fud' Livingston / Matt Malneck / Gus Kahn

Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )

听

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听EXACTLY LIKE YOU

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal & piano); 听Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听DREAM OF LIFE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae

Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )

听

TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听BALTIMORE ORIOLE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Hoagy Carmichael / Paul Francis Webster

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Birds of a Feather

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听VERVE: 589-5152

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ben Webster (tenor sax); 听Orchestra Directed by Ralph Burns

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听LOVE IS A SIMPLE THING

Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 June Carroll/Arthur Siegel

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Something To Swing About

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Kapp: KS-3053

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ernie Wilkins (arranger)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听THEM THERE EYES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracy

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听TRAV鈥橪IN LIGHT

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Johnny Mercer /Jimmy Mundy / Terry Young

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听YESTERDAYS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat dderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Elisse Boyd / Murray Grand

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae at Ratso's

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Hitchcock Media Records: CD-0809V2

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Marshall Otwell (piano); Ed Bennett (bass); Joey Baron (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听POOR BUTTERFLY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 John Golden / Raymond Hubbell

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sarah-Dedicated To You

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BLUEBIRD: 82876-52441 2

Performers:听听听听听听 Marshall Otwell (piano); John Gianelli (bass);听 Joey Baron (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听JUST YOU, JUST ME

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Jesse Greer/Raymond Klages

Album Title:听听听听听听听 You're Lookin' At Me

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Concord Records 鈥庘�� CCD-4235

Performers:听听听听听听 Marshall Otwell (piano);听 John Colllins (guitar);听 John Leftwich (bass); 听Donald Bailey (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听STOLEN MOMENTS (YOU BELONG TO HER)

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae/Betty Carter

Composers:听听听听听听听 Oliver Edward Nelson/Ann Fisher

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Spectrum: 552-640-2

Performers:听听听听听听 Betty Carter and Carmen McRae (vocals); 听Eric Gunnison (piano);听 Jim Hughart (bass); Winard Harper (drums)

听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听REFLECTIONS (LOOKING BACK)

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae

Composers:听听听听听听听 Thelonious Monk/ Jon Hendricks

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Carmen Sings Monk

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BLUEBIRD: 09026-638412

Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eric Gunnison (piano); Clifford Jordan (soprano sax); George Mraz (bass); Al Foster (drums)

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