Carmen McRae in London
1961 live album by Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae in London | ||||
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Live album by Carmen McRae | ||||
Released | October 1961 (1961-10)[1] | |||
Recorded | May 1961[2] | |||
Venue | Flamingo Jazz Club, London | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 37:56 | |||
Label | Ember | |||
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Carmen McRae in London, also known as Carmen McRae at the Flamingo Jazz Club, is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, recorded in 1961 at the Flamingo Jazz Club in London, accompanied by a trio consisting of her regular pianist Don Abney and the British Phil Seamen (drums) and Kenny Napper (bass). The album was released in 1961 only in the UK by Ember Records.
Track listing
- "I Could Write a Book" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:56
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 4:25
- "Thou Swell" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 1:29
- "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 4:59
- "A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 1:37
- "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:09
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (Jerome Kern, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:56
- "Day In – Day Out" (Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) – 1:58
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 4:34
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 4:11
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:36
Personnel
- Carmen McRae – vocals
- Kenny Napper – bass guitar
- Phil Seamen – drums
- Don Abney – piano
References
- ^ "Disk Dates in Clubs and Halls". Billboard Music Week. Vol. 73, no. 42. October 30, 1961. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Carmen McRae - The 1960's". Jazz Discography. August 22, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Bush, John. "In London Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Dryden, Ken. "Live at the Flamingo Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
External links
- Carmen McRae in London at Discogs (list of releases)
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albums
- A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae
- Carmen McRae
- By Special Request
- Torchy
- Blue Moon
- After Glow
- Mad About the Man
- Carmen for Cool Ones
- Birds of a Feather
- Book of Ballads
- When You're Away
- Something to Swing About
- Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
- Something Wonderful
- Bittersweet
- For Once in My Life
- Portrait of Carmen
- The Sound of Silence
- Just a Little Lovin'
- November Girl
- It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
- Ms. Jazz
- Can't Hide Love
- I'm Coming Home Again
- Heat Wave
- You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)
- Any Old Time
- Carmen Sings Monk
- Sarah: Dedicated to You
albums
- Boy Meets Girl with Sammy Davis Jr.
- Porgy and Bess with Sammy Davis Jr.
- Two for the Road with George Shearing
- The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets
albums
- Tonight Only!
- Carmen McRae in London
- Take Five Live
- Live at Sugar Hill
- Woman Talk
- The Great American Songbook
- At the Great American Music Hall
- Recorded Live at Bubba's
- Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West
- Performing Music from The Subterraneans
- The Real Ambassadors
- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport