Carmen McRae - The Great American Songbook
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Artist: Carmen McRaeEdition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Atlantic / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Satin Doll - Carmen McRae, Ellington, Duke
- At Long Last Love - Carmen McRae, Porter, Cole
- If the Moon Turns Green - Carmen McRae, Coates, Paul
- Day by Day - Carmen McRae, Cahn, Sammy
- What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? - Carmen McRae, Bergman, Alan
- I Only Have Eyes for You - Carmen McRae, Dubin, Al
- Medley: Easy Living/The Days of Wine and Roses/It's Impossible - Carmen McRae, Mancini, Henry
- Sunday - Carmen McRae, Conn, Chester
- A Song for You - Carmen McRae, Russell, Leon
- I Cried for You - Carmen McRae, Arnheim, Gus
- Behind the Face - Carmen McRae, Rowles, Jimmy
- The Ballad of Thelonious Monk - Carmen McRae, Rowles, Jimmy
- There's No Such Thing as Love - Carmen McRae, Fraser, Ian
- (They Long to Be) Close to You - Carmen McRae, Bacharach, Burt
- Three Little Words - Carmen McRae, Kalmar, Bert
- Mr. Ugly - Carmen McRae, Mapp, Norman
- It's Like Reaching for the Moon - Carmen McRae, Lewis, Al [1]
- I Thought About You - Carmen McRae, Mercer, Johnny
Free Music Notes for The Great American Songbook
Free Music Review: Magic
Hit: 5 Stars
This woman used magic to sing. Nothing else can describe the unbelievable way Carmen McRae interprets this music. All of her recordings are a trip down memory lane. This one puts you in a chair next to the stage in the club.
The Great American Songbook Poster
Remastered reissue packaged in a digipak. Warner Jazz. 2004.Perhaps the title is a bit off the mark: This set, recorded at Donte's in Los Angeles in 1972, isn't some sort of comprehensive catalog of the greatest American songs. After all, it's possible to find more enduring standards than "Close to You" (Bacharach/David) or "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) or "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" (Legrand/Bergman/Bergman). And while Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, and Johnny Mercer are represented (by "Satin Doll," "At Long Last Love," and "I Thought About You," respectively), there's no Gershwin or Berlin or Kern. But that's not really the point, is it? The great McRae make's 'em all sound like classic American songs in a recording that's as close as you'll ever get to seeing her in the intimacy of a small club. The laughter, sighs, and applause of the audience, tinkling cocktail glasses and spoken intros (most of which have been cut for the CD release) put you right there with McRae and the four-piece band, including Joe Pass on guitar and Jimmy Rowles on piano. Maybe it should just have been called Great American Singing. --Jim Emerson
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