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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...
Willow, Weep For MeBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
All the Things You AreElla Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
My Future Just PassedCarmen McRae
Lady Sings the BluesBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
Take FiveCarmen McRae, Dave Brubeck and The Dave Brubeck Quartet
I Got It Bad And That Ain't GoodCarmen McRae
Willow, Weep For MeBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
Lady Sings The Blues
3:10
All the Things You AreElla Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
LRC Jass Classics: Velvet Soul
My Future Just PassedCarmen McRae
The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster
3:16
Lady Sings the BluesBillie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae
At Jazz At The Philharmonic
3:02
Take FiveCarmen McRae, Dave Brubeck and The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Supreme Jazz: Carmen McRae
2:16
I Got It Bad And That Ain't GoodCarmen McRae
3:28
