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: It Might As Well Be Spring - Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocal Essentials (CD1)
Title: Great American Songbook Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: George Gershwin Favorite Songs (All Tracks Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 50s Jazz Standards
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Soft 50s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: All The Time In The World (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Manhattan 60S Music 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Cool Jazzy Christmas! (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: Femmes De Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Karaoke Anni 50 / 60's Best Songs 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Silownia 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Aperitivo Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Breakfast Or Brunch 2023
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