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Carmen McRae
Born in Harlem, New York to Jamaican immigrant parents, Carmen McRae first
studied piano at the age of eight and was soon hooked on the jazz music so
prevalent at the time, particularly the greats Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
and Billie Holiday, who she met and became friends with at 17. McRae first made
her name playing at Minton's Playhouse, a famous jazz club in Harlem where she
initially worked as a secretary and sang as a chorus girl. In 1944 she went on
to perform with Benny Carter's big band, worked with Count Basie and made her
first recording with the Mercer Ellington...
All the Things You AreElla Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
Willow, Weep For MeBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
Alfie (Bonus Track)
Carmen McRae and Peter Matz
Once upon a SummertimeCarmen McRae
Gentleman FriendCarmen McRae and George Shearing
I Wish I Were in Love AgainCarmen McRae
All the Things You AreElla Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
LRC Jass Classics: Velvet Soul
Willow, Weep For MeBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
Lady Sings The Blues
3:10
Alfie (Bonus Track)
Carmen McRae and Peter MatzAlfie
Once upon a SummertimeCarmen McRae
The 1964 Orchestra Recordings
Gentleman FriendCarmen McRae and George Shearing
Alfie
4:11
I Wish I Were in Love AgainCarmen McRae
Women Talk
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