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: Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant
Artist: Carmen McRae, Ray Bryant
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Café Presents: Carmen McRae (Live) / Jazz Cafe Presents: Carmen McRae (Live)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: Tribute To Carmen Mcrae 2 Vol. 1958-1962 (Vol. 2: Take Five, Tonight Only)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Summer Kisses - 100 Tracks for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Verve Remixed
Genre: Electronica
Title: The Very Best of Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Giants of Jazz: Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Wedding Album: First Dances
Genre: Jazz
Title: Women of the World Take Over
Genre: World Music
Title: Verve Remixed (Box Set - Deluxe Edition)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Legends of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Crooners & Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Remixed Jazz & Soul
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cocktail Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Vocal Gems
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Modern Jazz Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 20 Most Essential Jazz Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Revisit #2
Genre: Jazz
Title: 20 Divas - Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Voices of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Finest Jazz Queens
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Female Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Voices
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ultimate Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Romantic Female Vocal Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Fallin' in Love - Autumn Highlights (Extended Version)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 50's Souvenirs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Halloween Songs 2014
Genre: Rock
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Note Trip 9: Heat Up / Simmer Down By DJ Maestro
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Nightmare Before Christmas
Genre: Kids
Title: The Divas Sing Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cole Porter Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: We Wish You a Jazzy Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rewound & Reworked - Jazz Remixes, Vol. 1
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Coffee & Cigarettes - Smoking Songs & Vintage Tracks
Genre: Jazz
Title: Naughty Vintage Music
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas for Lovers
Genre: Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Hits: Essential 30s & 40s Classics
Genre: Pop
Title: Best of the Jazz Singers, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Burlesque - 100 Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stripper: Sexy Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Marilyn Monroe & Burlesque Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Jazz Singers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Carmen Sings Monk
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: The Diva Series: Carmen McRae
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: The Great American Songbook (Live)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop, Bop
Title: By Special Request
Title: Sarah - Dedicated to You (Remastered)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Carmen McRae for Lovers
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Priceless Jazz Collection: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: Portrait of Carmen
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Black Legends of Jazz (Box Set)
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz from the Archives Vol.1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Island Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Jazz for Kids - Sing, Clap, Wiggle and Shake
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: I'll Be Seeing You (Songs That Won the War)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cooking in Concert - Jazz Cocktail Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music of Mad Men
Genre: Pop
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
