Sanatçının Albümleri
Carmen McRae’s Finest Hour
2000 · albüm
Ballad Essentials
1999 · albüm
Dream Of Life
1998 · albüm
Priceless Jazz 17: Carmen McRae
1998 · albüm
I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute To Carmen McRae
1995 · albüm
Song Time
1993 · derleme
Let There Be Love
2022 · albüm
Jammin' Night'n Day
2021 · albüm
Sound of Silence
2020 · single
Work From Home with Carmen McRae
2020 · derleme
Live for Life
2020 · single
Just a Little Lovin' (GB Remix)
2019 · single
The Look of Love
2017 · derleme
Satin Doll
2010 · derleme
Standards (Great Songs/Great Performances)
2010 · albüm
Carmen McRae For Lovers
2006 · albüm
Bittersweet
2005 · albüm
The Sound Of Silence
2005 · albüm
Portrait Of Carmen
2005 · albüm
The Great American Songbook
2004 · albüm
Just A Little Lovin'
2004 · albüm
Best Of/20th Century
2004 · derleme
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Biyografi
Carmen McRae always had an intriguing, smoky voice but it was her lithe, 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. She was the recipient of seven Grammy nominations between 1971 and 1990. 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. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi