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: Carmen McRae At The Flamingo Jazz Club (Analog Source Remaster 2020)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Genre: Jazz
Title: Carmen McRae First Sessions
Artist: Carmen McRae, Mat Mathews Quintet
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Bop
Title: At Newport: Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday (Live Remastered)
Artist: Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: At Newport (Live)
Artist: Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Classical
Collections
Title: Crooners, The Very Best Of
Title: In Love... With Cole Porter
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Jazz Legends - Divas CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy Jazz 2015
Genre: Jazz
Title: Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: With A Twist
Genre: Downtempo, Chill Out, Electronica, Nu Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Lounge
Title: Jazz For The Gym
Title: Kuschel Jazz 2002 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Autumn Vocal Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: 101 Greatest Ever Vocal Jazz (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: The Very Best Jazz Vocalists (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Soft Jazz Vocals
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Chill Out With Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Queens Of Vocal Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz
Title: Hey! That's My Song (CD2)
Title: Summery Jazz 2016
Title: Romance Jazz Style
Genre: Jazz
Title: 60's Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Strictly Dance Party 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Jazz For Romance 2017
Genre: Easy Listening
Title: Springtime Jazz 2018
Title: The King & Queens Of Swing (CD4)
Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: Jazzy Kind Of Love
Title: Jazz Loves Bernstein
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dave Brubeck: Milestones Of A Jazz Legend Vol. 10
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Kings And Queens Of Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Late Night Show (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Jazz, Easy Listening
Title: April In Paris Romantic Jazz & Easy Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great Romantic Jazz Singers
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Unforgettable - The Very Best Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Girl You Swing! (CD1)
Title: Girl You Swing! (CD3)
Title: Nightclub Jazz - A Fine Choice Of Jazz Classics (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Rockin & Rollin With Santa Claus
Genre: Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Music For A Bachelorette's Pad 2020
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Hygge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Feeling Good
Title: Soul & Jazz Covers Of Broadway Classics
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Music To Watch Girls By - Easy Listening Classics
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: 50s And 60s Jazz Hits
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vocal Jazz Classics 2019
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Christmas With The Girls (CD3)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Easy Listening
Title: 100 Best Jazz Ballads (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Best Jazz Ballads (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul In Love
Title: Silky Gals Of The Jet Age
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
