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
Title: Carmen McRae At The Flamingo Jazz Club (Analog Source Remaster 2020)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valentine's Day (Love Songs)
Title: My Funny Valentine's Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: Spring Wedding 2013
Genre: Jazz
Title: Taste of Blues II
Title: Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Blues
Title: Christmas Soul Xmas Hits
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Most Fabulous Christmas Album Ever
Genre: Jazz
Title: Singing with the Girls
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moments, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: 爵士はBarにいる50 / jue shihaBarniiru50
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Ladies Of Jazz Vol 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: International Women's Day - Ladies Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Heartbreak Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ethinic Motives In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: April Wedding 2013
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultimate Jazz Ladies, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz Ballads, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music Encyclopedia of Crooners & Divas
Genre: Pop
Title: Swing and Strings
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Royalty of the 1950s
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story - Blue Nocturne
Genre: Jazz
Title: Million Sellers Jazz Legends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Versatile Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Romantic Mood Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Bethlehem Valentine
Genre: Jazz
Title: California
Genre: Pop
Title: 'Round Midnight
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Forever Dreamers CD 1
Genre:
Title: Club Jazz CD 3 Jazz Divas
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 HITS – AMERICAN SONGBOOK CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: All That Jazz CD 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Sunset Bungalows CD 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Nina Simone And Her Friends
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Women Anthology 1 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 7 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz Cafe CD 6 - The Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Romance Collection CD 3
Title: Ladies Of Jazz & Blues Box (Disc 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ladies Of Jazz & Blues Box (Disc 3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Women: The Best Jazz Vocals (Disc 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Autour De Minuit
Genre: Jazz
Title: Divas Collection (CD 3)
Title: Glamour Jazz Vol. 2
Title: Jazz Ladies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bar Classics Vocal (CD1)
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Sassafras & Moonshine: The Songs Of Laura Nyro
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Lounge Elegant Style Vol. 8 (CD1)
Genre: Lounge
Title: Cocktail Jazz (Jazz Club)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Jazz Essential Masterpieces (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Autour De Minuit - In Love
Genre: Jazz, Vocal 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
