Carmen McRae
Tough, tender, sassy, sardonic, Carmen McRae (1920-94) made every song she sang her own. Influenced by her friend Billie Holiday, her poise and musicality made her a musician's favourite. Geoffrey Smith surveys a rare vocal artist.
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Carmen McRae
Yardbird Suite
Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Kenny Clarke. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Mat Mathews. Performer: Wendell Marshall. Performer: Herbie Mann.- BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
- BRUNSWICK.
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Carmen McRae
I'm Thru With Love
Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.- After Glow.
- Decca.
- 5.
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Carmen McRae
Exactly Like You
Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.- After Glow.
- Decca.
- 8.
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Carmen McRae
Dream of Life
Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Ray Bryant. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Ike Isaacs. Performer: Specs Wright. Performer: Specs Wright.- After Glow.
- Decca.
- 11.
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Carmen McRae
Baltimore Oriole
Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ben Webster.- BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
- VERVE.
- 8.
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Carmen McRae
Love Is A Simple Thing
Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ernie Wilkins.- Something To Swing About.
- Kapp.
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Carmen McRae
Them There Eyes
Performer: Bob Cranshaw. Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Lockjaw Davis. Performer: Norman Simmons. Performer: Walter Perkins.- CARMEN MCRAE SINGS LOVER MAN AND OTHER BILLIE HOLIDAY CLASSICS.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Carmen McRae
Trav'lin' Light
Performer: Mundell Lowe. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Lockjaw Davis.- Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics.
- Essential Jazz Classics.
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Carmen McRae
Guess Who I Saw Today
Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Ed Bennett. Performer: Joey Baron. Performer: Marshall Otwell. Performer: Marshall Otwell.- Carmen McRae at Ratso's.
- Hitchcock Media Records.
- 12.
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Carmen McRae
Just You, Just Me
Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: John Leftwich. Performer: Donald Bailey. Performer: John Colllins. Performer: Marshall Otwell.- You're Lookin' At Me.
- CONCORD JAZZ.
- 10.
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Carmen McRae & Betty Carter
Stolen Moments (You Belong To Her)
Performer: Winard Harper. Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Eric Gunnison. Performer: Jim Hughart.- Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances.
- Spectrum.
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Carmen McRae
Reflections (Looking Back)
Performer: Carmen McRae. Performer: Carmen McRae.- CARMEN SINGS MONK.
- BLUEBIRD.
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Carmen McRae
TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听YARDBIRD SUITE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae & Mat Matthews Quintet
Composers:听听听听听听听 Charlie Parker
Album Title:听听听听听听听 By Special Request
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BRUNSWICK: LAT-8104
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Mat Matthews (accordion); 听Herbie Mann (flute); Mundell Lowe (guitar); Wendell Marshall (bass); Kenny Clarke ( drums)
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TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听I鈥橫 THROUGH WITH LOVE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Joseph A 'fud' Livingston / Matt Malneck / Gus Kahn
Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听EXACTLY LIKE YOUArtists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields听听听听听听
Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal & piano); 听Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听DREAM OF LIFE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae
Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Glow
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Decca: DL 8583
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ray Bryant (piano); Ike Isaacs (bass);听 Specs Wright (drums )
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TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Hoagy Carmichael / Paul Francis Webster
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Birds of a Feather
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听VERVE: 589-5152
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ben Webster (tenor sax); 听Orchestra Directed by Ralph Burns
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听LOVE IS A SIMPLE THING
Artists:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 June Carroll/Arthur Siegel
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Something To Swing About
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Kapp: KS-3053
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Ernie Wilkins (arranger)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听THEM THERE EYES
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Maceo Pinkard / Doris Tauber / William Tracy
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听TRAV鈥橪IN LIGHT
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Johnny Mercer /Jimmy Mundy / Terry Young
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat Adderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听YESTERDAYS
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Jerome Kern / Otto Harbach听
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Columbia /Legacy 鈥庘�� CK 65115
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eddie Lockjaw Davis (tenor sax); Nat dderley (cornet); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Cranshaw( bass);听 Mundell Lowe (guitar); Walter Perkins (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Elisse Boyd / Murray Grand
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Carmen McRae at Ratso's
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Hitchcock Media Records: CD-0809V2
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Marshall Otwell (piano); Ed Bennett (bass); Joey Baron (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听POOR BUTTERFLY
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 John Golden / Raymond Hubbell
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sarah-Dedicated To You
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BLUEBIRD: 82876-52441 2
Performers:听听听听听听 Marshall Otwell (piano); John Gianelli (bass);听 Joey Baron (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听JUST YOU, JUST ME
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Jesse Greer/Raymond Klages
Album Title:听听听听听听听 You're Lookin' At Me
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Concord Records 鈥庘�� CCD-4235
Performers:听听听听听听 Marshall Otwell (piano);听 John Colllins (guitar);听 John Leftwich (bass); 听Donald Bailey (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听STOLEN MOMENTS (YOU BELONG TO HER)
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae/Betty Carter
Composers:听听听听听听听 Oliver Edward Nelson/Ann Fisher
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Our Favourite Things: 16 Classic Female Vocal Performances
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Spectrum: 552-640-2
Performers:听听听听听听 Betty Carter and Carmen McRae (vocals); 听Eric Gunnison (piano);听 Jim Hughart (bass); Winard Harper (drums)
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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听REFLECTIONS (LOOKING BACK)
Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Carmen McRae
Composers:听听听听听听听 Thelonious Monk/ Jon Hendricks
Album Title:听听听听听听听 Carmen Sings Monk
Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BLUEBIRD: 09026-638412
Performers:听听听听听听 Carmen McRae (vocal); Eric Gunnison (piano); Clifford Jordan (soprano sax); George Mraz (bass); Al Foster (drums)
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 Mar 2015 00:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Sun 24 Mar 2019 00:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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