Unique interpretations & off-beat phrasing enabled singer Carmen McRae to carve her own niche in the jazz world from the 1940s through the 1980s. Carmen McRae's dynamic artistry is revealed on these 33 original recordings from Atlantic Records. Acclaimed music critic Leonard Feather writes of Carmen McRae's talent 'A torch song was never torchier, love songs never lovelier, than when Carmen caresses the lyrics.' Collectables combines the compilation The Art Of Carmen Mcrae with 1967's For Once In My Life.
Ballad Essentials Music Artist : Carmen Mcrae Music Label : Concord Records Release Date : 1999-10-26 Artistopia's Price :$12.50
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Bittersweet Music Artist : Carmen Mcrae Music Label : Koch Records Release Date : 2002-04-09 Artistopia's Price :$17.98
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Tonight Only! Music Artist : Dave Brubeck & Carmen Mcrae Music Label : 101 DISTRIBUTION Release Date : 2011-01-18 Artistopia's Price :$14.99
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The complete original album Tonight Only! (Columbia CS8409), the first out of three collaborations between Dave Brubeck and singer Carmen McRae. Five extra songs presenting McRae backed by the Dave Brubeck Trio have been added here as a bonus, including a rare reading of "There'll Be No Tomorrow" that also appears here on CD for the first time ever.
Carmen McRae sang with remarkable rhythmic ease and her deft turns-of-phrase helped to conceal a relatively limited range, while her ballad singing revealed enormous emotional depths. Her repertoire included many popular items from the Great American Songbook, but her jazz background ensured that she rarely strayed outside the idiom. Relaxed and unpretentious in performance and dedicated to her craft, McRae secured a place of honor in the history of jazz singing. This album is a labor of love. Carmen McRae loves San Francisco and Sugar Hill, Sugar Hill and San Francisco love Carmen McRae, making this a perfect place to record her amazing voice. Originally recorded in 1962, and features Norman Simmons, Victor Sproles & Stu Martin. 10 total tracks. Stereo Time. 2005.
