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ALBUMClassicsCarmen McRae
Albums by Carmen McRae
ALBUMMarian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast With Carmen McRaeCarmen McRae
ALBUMDream of LifeCarmen McRae
ALBUMSarah - Dedicated to You (Remastered)Carmen McRae
ALBUMCarmen Sings MonkCarmen McRae
ALBUMAny Old TimeCarmen McRae
ALBUMHeat WaveCal Tjader & Carmen McRae
ALBUMTwo for the RoadGeorge Shearing & Carmen McRae
ALBUMCan't Hide LoveCarmen McRae
ALBUMI Am MusicCarmen McRae
ALBUMJust a Little Lovin'Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae's Popular Music Videos
Comes Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 29, 1961)
Carmen McRae
Isn't It Romantic (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 29, 1961)
Carmen McRae
Artist Biography
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 had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before she recorded as a leader, and by then she had absorbed the influences of Billie Holiday and bebop into her own style. Championed in the '50s by Ralph Gleason, Carmen McRae was eventually the recipient of seven Grammy nominations between 1971 and 1990. She retired in 1991.
Hometown
Harlem, NY, United States
Genre
Jazz