Carmen McRae – Great Women Of Song (LP Vinyl)
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Carmen McRae's behind-the-beat phrasing and unflinching emotional honesty earned her a devoted following among serious jazz listeners who ranked her alongside Holiday and Fitzgerald while acknowledging she inhabited a category entirely her own. Her early years in New York put her in rooms with Bud Powell, Charlie Parker, and Monk, whose harmonic sensibility left a permanent mark on how she approached melody and lyric interpretation.
Vinyl LP pressing. Verve Records releases the latest editions in it's breakout Great Women of Song series, which pays homage to the ground-breaking work and lasting impact of some of the greatest female vocalists of all time. Like her idol Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae could own a ballad and make it all her own. She could also swing every bit as hard as her other main influence, Ella Fitzgerald. Coming up during the bebop era and under the musical sway of Thelonious Monk, Carmen made a series of recordings for the Decca label that would cement her reputation and launch a career that close to 50 years. Whether in small groups or backed by a studio orchestra, Carmen McRae recorded definitive versions of songs that make up the backbones of jazz and the Great American Songbook.
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UPC: 602458813319
Label: Verve
Release Date: 3.8.24
Format: LP Vinyl