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Yes, there's a concept on the loose here -- all the songs are about birds. Fortunately, there are plenty of good songs on the subject, and it's not so narrow that all the focus hinges on birds themselves. Carmen McRae is supported by a good small group, directed and arranged by Ralph Burns, featuring guitarist Mundell Lowe and many solos for an uncredited "tenorman" (i.e., Ben Webster). Both McRae and Webster do their best on the driving, horn-heavy score for "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)." First, Webster follows closely along with trumpeter Irwin "Marky" Markowitz while McRae vocalizes clearly and with some swing, then launches a beautiful solo before McRae returns for the closer. Other highlights include the touching "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and a relaxed, pastoral "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano."
© John Bush /TiVo
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Johnny Mercer, Author - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1958 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
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Mort Dixon, Author - Ray Henderson, Composer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Ted Grouya, Composer - Edmund Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Edward Anderson, Author
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Paul Francis Webster, Author
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
JOHNNY MANDEL, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Leon Rene, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Milt Gabler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Yes, there's a concept on the loose here -- all the songs are about birds. Fortunately, there are plenty of good songs on the subject, and it's not so narrow that all the focus hinges on birds themselves. Carmen McRae is supported by a good small group, directed and arranged by Ralph Burns, featuring guitarist Mundell Lowe and many solos for an uncredited "tenorman" (i.e., Ben Webster). Both McRae and Webster do their best on the driving, horn-heavy score for "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)." First, Webster follows closely along with trumpeter Irwin "Marky" Markowitz while McRae vocalizes clearly and with some swing, then launches a beautiful solo before McRae returns for the closer. Other highlights include the touching "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and a relaxed, pastoral "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano."
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:44
- Main artists: Carmen McRae
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2002 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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