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Carmen McRae - 2000 - Fine and Mellow

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. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
02 - More Than You Know
03 - Gentleman Friend
04 - Too Late Now
05 - You're All I Need
06 - What Is There To Say
07 - Cloudy Morning
Carmen McRae, voc.; George Shearing, p, voc. Recorded at Soundmixers, New York City, June 1980
08 - I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm
09 - Beautiful Moons Ago
10 - Frim Fram Sauce
11 - How Does It Feel?
12 - I Can't See For Lookin'
13 - You're Lookin' At Me
14 - Just You, Just Me
15 - Come In Out Of The Rain
Carmen McRae, voc; John Collins, g; Marshall Otwell, p; John Leftwich, b; Donald Bailey,d. Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, Cal., November 1983
01 - Heat Wave
02 - All In Love Is Fair
03 - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
04 - Love
05 - Speak Low
06 - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
Carmen McRae, voc.; Cal Tjader, vib; Marshall Otwell, p; Mark Levine, p; Rob Fisher, b; Vince Lateano, d; Poncho Sanchez, cga, perc; Ramon Banda, timb, perc; Al Bent, Mike Heathman, tb. Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, Cal., January 1982
07 - What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
08 - Fine And Mellow
09 - These Foolish Things
10 - Black And Blue
11 - Until The Real Thing Comes Along
12 - One More Chance
Carmen McRae, voc; Red Holloway, as, ts; Jack McDuff, org; Phil Upchurch, g; John Clayton, b; Paul Humphrey, d. Recorded live at Birdland West, Long Beach, Cal., December 1987

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