Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae ranks among the greatest bebop vocalists; a singer with comprehensive musical knowledge and training who's applied the genre's harmonic rigors to her vocal approach. Whether doing originals, standards, pop or ballads, McRae's sound, phrasing, delivery and inflections are rousing and impressive. She's a good pianist, and her early days playing in clubs helped her develop extraordinary timing and pace. McRae's a first-rate scat singer and as rhythmically accomplished as any jazz vocalist ever. McRae studied piano before joining Benny Carter's orchestra in 1944. She sang with Mercer Ellington and Count Basie's bands in the late '40s, and also worked at Minton's Playhouse as an intermission singer and pianist. During the '50s, McRae made her first recordings and won Downbeat's "Best New Female Singer" award. McRae even had chart singles with the songs "The Next Time It Happens," from the Broadway musical "Pipe Dream" and "Skyliner." She recorded with Decca and began forging a reputation for distinctive vocals. McRae toured Europe and Japan often from the '60s through the '80s, though she settled in Los Angeles in 1967. She also recorded extensively for several labels, among them Atlantic, Mainstream, Pausa, Concord, Buddah, Trio, Dunhill and Denon. Some of the people she recorded with included George Shearing and Dave Brubeck. McRae has done albums dedicated to Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan, plus a stunning late '80s work Carmen Sings Monk. Her dismay over not winning a Grammy for that date has led to some blistering interviews and comments in various articles about the music business and phony jazz vocalists. Only a few of McRae's classic albums have been reissued, though Atlantic now has The Great American Songbook on CD. Some of her early Decca dates were reissued in '92, while more recent Concord and RCA/Novus sessions are currently available.
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BD Music Presents Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por BDMUSIC em 18 de set. de 2012
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Carmen Sings Monk
Jazz - Lançado por RCA Bluebird em 14 de jan. de 2002
A discografia ideal da QobuzQualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
For Once In My Life
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 10 de abr. de 1967
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Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. And Carmen McRae On Decca
Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 1 de jan. de 1957
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Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 1 de jan. de 1961
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At The Great American Music Hall (Live At The Great American Music Hall/1976)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1977
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By Special Request
Jazz - Lançado por GRP em 5 de dez. de 2022
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When You're Away
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 18 de nov. de 2022
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Ballad Essentials
Jazz - Lançado por Concord Jazz em 3 de ago. de 1999
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Take Five (Remastered)
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Conarte Grabaciones em 2 de out. de 2023
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After Glow (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 12 de out. de 2021
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All That Jazz, Vol. 63: Jimmy Rushing, Dave Brubeck & Friends – Changes (Remastered 2016)
Jimmy Rushing, Carmen McRae, The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Jazz - Lançado por Jube Legends em 6 de mai. de 2016
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At The Great American Music Hall (Live At The Great American Music Hall/1976)
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1977
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Great Women Of Song: Carmen McRae
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 8 de mar. de 2024
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Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant Complete Recordings
Jazz - Lançado por Gambit Records em 30 de jan. de 2023
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Mister Magic
Jazz - Lançado por Blooming Jazz Records em 2 de dez. de 2015
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Blue Moon
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 12 de set. de 2019
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Carmen McRae (Remastered 2014)
Jazz - Lançado por Bethlehem Records em 5 de dez. de 2022
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Just A Little Lovin'
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 1 de mar. de 1970
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The Great American Songbook
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 1 de out. de 1972
A discografia ideal da QobuzQualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Sound Of Silence
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 1 de jan. de 1968
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