Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae
Born: Apr 8, 1920 in New York, NY
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Died: Nov 10, 1994 in Beverly Hills, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Ballads, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
The Great American Songbook
Released: 1972
Label: Rhino Atlantic
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On this popular two-LP set, singer Carmen McRae interprets songs by Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Michel Legrand, Warren & Dubin, Henry Mancini, and Jimmy Van Heusen, among others, but it is her rendition ...Read full review
Carmen Sings Monk
Released: 1988
Label: Novus
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Carmen McRae, a good friend of Thelonious Monk, sang 13 of his songs (two of which are also heard in different live versions) on this memorable project. Half of the lyrics are by Jon Hendricks, while the ...Read full review
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