Carmen McRae – Great Women Of Song (Vinyl LP)

Carmen McRae’s Great Women Of Song: Carmen McRae on LP.

Like her idol Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae could own a ballad and make it her own. She could also swing every bit as hard as her other main influence, Ella Fitzgerald. Coming up during the bebop era, under the musical sway of Thelonious Monk, Carmen made a series of recordings for the Decca label that would cement her reputation and launch her career. 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.

Side A:

1. Love Is Here To Stay
2. When I Fall In Love
3. You Don’t Know Me
4. Whatever Lola Wants
5. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
6. You Took Advantage Of Me
7. When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bobbin’ Along

Side B:

1. I Was Doing All Right
2. My Romance
3. Exactly Like You
4. How Long Has This Been Going On
5. Blue Moon
6. Ain’t Misbehavin’
7. Cheek To Cheek