Carmen McRae (1955 album)
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| Carmen McRae | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | October–December 1954[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:11 | |||
| Label | Bethlehem | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Carmen McRae is a 1955 album by Jazz singer Carmen McRae. It was McRae's second album and was released on the Bethlehem label exclusively as 10" monoaural LP.[2][3] The album was reissued on LP in 1976 as The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love, with an additional track, "Too Much in Love to Care".[4] In 1994 Betlehem had digitally remastered the recordings and released a CD with six additional tracks, alternate takes of songs from the original sessions.[5][6]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [8] |
Scott Yanow reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote of it"Overall the music is pleasing but not too memorable and one wishes there were more variety".[6]
Track listing
[edit]- "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:26
- "If I'm Lucky (I'll Be the One)" (Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard) – 3:17
- "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:40
- "Tip Toe Gently" (Mat Mathews, Girard) – 2:40
- "You Made Me Care" (Darwin, Girard) – 2:09
- "Last Time for Love" (Carmen McRae) – 3:05
- "Misery" (Tony Scott) – 3:53
- "Too Much in Love to Care" (Carroll Coates, James J. Kriegsmann) – 2:33
- Alternate takes released on 1994 CD reissue
- "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate take) – 3:19
- "Old Devil Moon" (Alternate stereo) – 2:37
- "You Made Me Care" (Alternate stereo) – 2:09
- "Too Much in Love to Care" (Alternate stereo) – 2:20
- "Last Time for Love" (Alternate stereo) – 3:03
Personnel
[edit]- Carmen McRae – vocals
- Tracks 1–4
- Herbie Mann – flute, tenor saxophone
- Mat Mathews – accordion
- Mundell Lowe – guitar
- Wendell Marshall – double bass
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Tracks 5–8
- Tony Scott – clarinet, piano (on "Misery")
- Dick Katz – piano
- Skip Fawcett – double bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
References
[edit]- ^ "Carmen McRae — The 1940's & 50's". Jazz Discography. August 22, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Carmen McRae 10" at Discogs
- ^ Bethlehem Records discography accessed September 26, 2015
- ^ The Finest of Carmen McRae: You'd Be So Easy to Love LP at Discogs
- ^ Carmen McRae CD at Discogs
- ^ a b c Carmen McRae at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "McRae, Carmen". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). "Carmen McRae". The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. pp. 470–471. ISBN 9780679768739.
