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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Just A Little Lovin'
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 01/03/1970
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The Great American Songbook
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 01/10/1972
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The Sound Of Silence
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 01/01/1968
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After Glow
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 08/09/2013
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Sarah - Dedicated to You
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por RCA Bluebird em 01/01/1990
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The Great American Songbook (International Release)
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 01/10/1972
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Carmen McRae For Lovers
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 01/01/2006
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At Newport (Expanded Edition)
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 01/01/1958
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The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 01/01/1987
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Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics
Jazz - Lançado por Columbia - Legacy em 01/01/1961
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Carmen For Cool Ones
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 01/01/1958
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Carmen Mcrae Sings "Lover Man" And Other Billie Holiday Classics & Dave Brubeck's Compositions
Jazz - Lançado por Fresh Sound Records em 03/04/2013
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Birds Of A Feather
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 17/10/2018
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Porgy And Bess
Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae
Jazz - Lançado por Verve Reissues em 01/01/1959
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Bittersweet
Jazz - Lançado por Rhino Atlantic em 18/10/2018
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Carmen McRae’s Finest Hour
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 01/01/2000
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Take Five + Live at Sugar Hill (Live) [Bonus Track Version]
Vocal Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Musts em 02/09/2013
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Can't Hide Love
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/1976
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