Carmen McRae
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Biography
[Edit]Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that made her most memorable. She studied piano early on and had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before her career had really gained much momentum. McRae married and divorced Kenny Clarke in the '40s, worked with Count Basie (briefly) and Mercer Ellington (1946-1947), and became the intermission singer and pianist at several New York clubs. In 1954 she began to record as a leader' and by then she had absorbed the influences of Billie Holiday and bebop into her own style. McRae would record pretty steadily up to 1989 and, although her voice was higher in the '50s and her phrasing would be even more laid-back in later years, her general style and approach did not change much through the decades. Championed in the '50s by Ralph Gleason, McRae was fairly popular throughout her career. Among her most interesting recording projects were participating in Dave Brubeck's the Real Ambassadors with Louis Armstrong, cutting an album of live duets with Betty Carter, being accompanied by Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, and closing her career with brilliant tributes to Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan. Carmen McRae, who refused to quit smoking, was forced to retire in 1991 due to emphysema. She recorded for many labels including Bethlehem, Decca (1954-1958), Kapp, Columbia, Mainstream, Focus, Atlantic (1967-1970), Black Lion, Groove Merchant, Catalyst, Blue Note, Buddah, Concord, and Novus.
Title: Tribute To Carmen Mcrae 2 Vol. 1958-1962 (Vol. 2: Take Five, Tonight Only)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: After Glow & Mad About the Man feat. Ray Bryant (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: Something Wonderful (Doxy Collection; Expanded, Remastered Version)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: At Newport: Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday (Live Remastered)
Artist: Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Just a Little Lovin'
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Classical
Title: The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets
Artist: Betty Carter, Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant
Artist: Carmen McRae, Ray Bryant
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions (feat. Ben Webster) [Bonus Track Version]
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cole Porter Songbook: 40 Greatest Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Nu Jazz Sessions 2
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Carmichael Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee House Classics - Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Dinner Vibes
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Finest Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: We Sing Sinatra
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Voices Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50 Foxtrot Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies of Jazz - The Nightingales of Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sounds of Winter (Reissue)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Radio Days 4
Genre:
Title: Essential Jazz Romance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Be My Valentine
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Flamingo Connection (Part 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Goes To Broadway
Genre: Jazz
Title: Let There Be Jazz! 'Round Midnight
Genre: Jazz
Title: The world's greatest Jazz singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sunrise, Sunset - Jazz in the Afternoon
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffeehouse Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Falling Leaves: Jazz Classics for Autumn
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool West Coast Jazz - The Sinatra Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Queens
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz: Great Moments In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic 60's Hits Jazz Greats
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gershwin - The Platinum Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Only
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Title: Celebrate the Big Apple
Genre: Pop
Title: American Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Vocalists
Title: The Legends of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for the Wedding
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gangsters, Guns, & Molls! Jazz of the 1940's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Original Sound Deluxe Collection - Joy of Flying
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On the Afternoon
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mad Music Presents Smooth Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Rarities, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: New York - City of Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Eve (Jazz Christmas)
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz Blues Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics - Greatest Jazz Songs Ever
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gershwin - The Genius Collection
Genre: World Music
Title: Broadway Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mellow Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Need It Bad
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Sounds of Summer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the Moon and the Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Duke Ellington Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Paris Jazz Café, Vol. 4 / Paris Jazz Cafe, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Sunday Morning - Relaxing Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Romantic Evening
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: The Decca Years
Artist: Sammy Davis Jr.
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rewound & Reworked - Jazz Remixes Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Dancefloor
Title: Billie Holiday Revisited
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Boy Meets Girl: The Complete Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae on Decca
Artist: Sammy Davis, Jr. Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: Carmen McRae First Sessions
Artist: Mat Mathew's Quintet, Tony Scott's Quartet, Dick Katz' Quartet Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sultry Ladies Of Jazz
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Porgy and Bess
Artist: Sammy Davis, Jr. Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 4 - The Voices
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Come Together - A Soul & Jazz Tribute To The Beatles
Artist: Come Together!
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz