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Romantic ballads were Carmen McRae's specialty, and her streetwise yet sophisticated phrasing carried just enough world-weariness to suggest that she actually understood what she was singing about (being in love or having been in love doesn't automatically mean you can convincingly sing about it -- McRae could, though). This collection of mid- to late-'50s material for Decca Records doubles both as a collection of love songs and as a fine introduction to the singer in her early years -- when she still had full control of her upper vocal register. With impeccable jazz backing, songs here like "When I Fall in Love," "If Love Is Good to Me," "My Funny Valentine," and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" are given beautiful and definitive readings by McRae. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," from 1958's Birds of a Feather album, is a particular delight, thanks to a wonderful arrangement and the presence of horn men Irwin "Marky" Markowitz (trumpet), Tony Miranda (French horn), and Ben Webster, whose tenor saxophone lead line toward the end of the song literally becomes the voice of the nightingale. Sleek, moving, and sophisticated, Carmen McRae for Lovers is a concise introduction to a marvelous singer covering the kind of material that she did best.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Guy B. Wood, ComposerLyricist - Robert Mellin, ComposerLyricist - Mat Mathews Quintet, Participant
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Warren, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sidney D. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - SAM H. STEPT, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Eric Maschwitz, ComposerLyricist - Manning Sherwin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Fred Spielman, ComposerLyricist - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Davis, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Madeira, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Fain, ComposerLyricist - Irving Kahal, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Bob Belden, Producer
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Romantic ballads were Carmen McRae's specialty, and her streetwise yet sophisticated phrasing carried just enough world-weariness to suggest that she actually understood what she was singing about (being in love or having been in love doesn't automatically mean you can convincingly sing about it -- McRae could, though). This collection of mid- to late-'50s material for Decca Records doubles both as a collection of love songs and as a fine introduction to the singer in her early years -- when she still had full control of her upper vocal register. With impeccable jazz backing, songs here like "When I Fall in Love," "If Love Is Good to Me," "My Funny Valentine," and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" are given beautiful and definitive readings by McRae. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," from 1958's Birds of a Feather album, is a particular delight, thanks to a wonderful arrangement and the presence of horn men Irwin "Marky" Markowitz (trumpet), Tony Miranda (French horn), and Ben Webster, whose tenor saxophone lead line toward the end of the song literally becomes the voice of the nightingale. Sleek, moving, and sophisticated, Carmen McRae for Lovers is a concise introduction to a marvelous singer covering the kind of material that she did best.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:41
- Main artists: Carmen McRae
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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