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Carmen McRae is in great form on these 1957 studio sessions with a jazz group and orchestra
conducted by Fred Katz. Her rich voice is never overpowered by the 13 strings, which for the most part stay behind the singer and the jazz instrumentalists. The strongest tracks include a swinging "All the Things You Are" (backed by some interesting writing for the reed section), an unusual treatment of "What's New" (featuring vibraphonist Larry Bunker and Joe Marino on celeste), a particularly dark version of "The Night We Called It a Day" (featuring Katz on cello), and a moving "I Remember Clifford," a fairly new piece which Benny Golson had recently composed following the tragic death of Clifford Brown. Even the obscure songs of these sessions, which include "A Shoulder to Cry On" and "Without a Word of Warning," are worth investigating. Unfortunately, only a few of these tracks have been reissued as a part of the compilation I'll Be Seeing You, though the Japanese division of Universal reissued this long out-of-print session in a beautifully packaged mini-LP-type sleeve in 2001.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Jerome Kern, Composer - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paulette Girard, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Darwin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Artie SHAW, ComposerLyricist - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 MCA Records
Jeanne Burns, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Burke, Author
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Donaldson, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ABE LYMAN, ComposerLyricist - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Harry Revel, ComposerLyricist - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam M. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - TED SNYDER, ComposerLyricist - Joe Young, ComposerLyricist - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - FRANK LOESSER, ComposerLyricist - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Dennis, Composer - Tom Adair, Author - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benny Golson, Composer - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Hendricks, Author - Fred Katz, Recording Arranger, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Carmen McRae is in great form on these 1957 studio sessions with a jazz group and orchestra
conducted by Fred Katz. Her rich voice is never overpowered by the 13 strings, which for the most part stay behind the singer and the jazz instrumentalists. The strongest tracks include a swinging "All the Things You Are" (backed by some interesting writing for the reed section), an unusual treatment of "What's New" (featuring vibraphonist Larry Bunker and Joe Marino on celeste), a particularly dark version of "The Night We Called It a Day" (featuring Katz on cello), and a moving "I Remember Clifford," a fairly new piece which Benny Golson had recently composed following the tragic death of Clifford Brown. Even the obscure songs of these sessions, which include "A Shoulder to Cry On" and "Without a Word of Warning," are worth investigating. Unfortunately, only a few of these tracks have been reissued as a part of the compilation I'll Be Seeing You, though the Japanese division of Universal reissued this long out-of-print session in a beautifully packaged mini-LP-type sleeve in 2001.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:47
- Main artists: Carmen McRae
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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