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Other than a record for Bethlehem and a few scattered selections, this LP (most of which has been reissued on CD) has Carmen McRae's earliest recordings. Although her voice is higher than it would be and her style is not as recognizable, she was already a top-notch singer at this early stage. Some numbers have McRae joined by the Mat Matthews Quintet (featuring Matthews on accordion and the young Herbie Mann on flute), while others have her joined by pianist Dick Katz, guitarist Mundell Lowe, bassist Wendell Marshall, and her ex-husband Kenny Clarke on drums. McRae plays piano on "Suppertime," and Billy Strayhorn sits in on his own "Something to Live For." Among the other songs that McRae uplifts and swings are "Give Me the Simple Life," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Yardbird Suite," and "This Will Make You Laugh."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Vincent Youmans, Composer - Irving Caesar, Author - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Billy Strayhorn, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Ira Gershwin, Author - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Vernon Duke, Composer
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Charlie Parker, Composer - Eddie Jefferson, Author - Mat Mathews Quintet, Participant
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Mundell Lowe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carmen McRae, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Irene Higginbotham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Guy B. Wood, ComposerLyricist - Robert Mellin, ComposerLyricist - Mat Mathews Quintet, Participant
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Gene DePaul, Composer - Don Raye, Author - Patricia Johnston, Composer - Mat Mathews Quintet, Participant
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Carmen McRae, MainArtist
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Wendell Marshall, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mundell Lowe, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Carmen McRae, MainArtist - Kenny Clarke, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, Producer - Dick Katz, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Jay Mann, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Mat Mathews, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
Album review
Other than a record for Bethlehem and a few scattered selections, this LP (most of which has been reissued on CD) has Carmen McRae's earliest recordings. Although her voice is higher than it would be and her style is not as recognizable, she was already a top-notch singer at this early stage. Some numbers have McRae joined by the Mat Matthews Quintet (featuring Matthews on accordion and the young Herbie Mann on flute), while others have her joined by pianist Dick Katz, guitarist Mundell Lowe, bassist Wendell Marshall, and her ex-husband Kenny Clarke on drums. McRae plays piano on "Suppertime," and Billy Strayhorn sits in on his own "Something to Live For." Among the other songs that McRae uplifts and swings are "Give Me the Simple Life," "Sometimes I'm Happy," "Yardbird Suite," and "This Will Make You Laugh."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:14
- Main artists: Carmen McRae
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 2005 GRP Records Inc. ℗ 1955 GRP Records Inc.
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