This edition combines several outstanding sessions by Carmen McRae – dating between December 1955 and August 1958 – under the musical direction of the brilliant arranger and conductor Ralph Burns. Armed with an orchestra boasting a 10-piece string section, Burns’ subtle and evocative charts provide a strong yet delicate support that gracefully enhances the vocalist’s talents without ever overpowering her. The addition of guest soloist tenor saxophonist Ben Webster – who for contractual reasons recorded here under the pseudonym “A Tenorman” – brought another dimension to the magical quality of these recordings. His breathy and expressive sound proves the perfect counterpoint to McRae’s versatile and passionate vocal style.
Tracklist:
01. Last Night When We Were Young
02. Midnight Sun
03. Yesterdays
04. Good Morning Heartache
05. Mr. Meadowlark
06. Skylark
07. Bye Bye Blackbird
08. Flamingo
09. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
10. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
11. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
12. The Eagle And Me
13. When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along
14. Bob White (Watcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
15. Baltimore Oriole
16. Chicken Today And Feathers Tomorrow
17. Speak Low (When You Speak Love)
18. But Beautiful
19. If You’d Stay The Way I Dream About You
20. My Future Just Passed
21. We’ll Be Together Again
22. I’m A Dreamer, Aren’t We All
23. Star Eyes
24. I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
Total time: 01:15:31
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Carmen McRae / The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster
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Thanks to hoppyharrington
See also:
Carmen McRae – After Glow (1957) [Japanese Edition 2018]
Carmen McRae – Birds of a Feather (1958) [Reissue 2002]
Dave Brubeck Quartet & Car…ht Only! (1960) [Reissue 2011]
Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck – Take Five (1961) [Reissue 2009]
Carmen McRae – The Sound of Silence (1968) [Reissue 1991]
Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae – Heat Wave (1982)
Carmen McRae – Fine And Mellow…and West (1988) [Reissue 2003]
Carmen McRae – Carmen Sings Monk (1990) [Reissue 2017]
Carmen McRae – Fine and Mellow [Recorded 1980-1988] (2000)
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