Carmen McRae discography | |
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Studio albums | 39 |
Live albums | 26 |
Compilation albums | 25 |
The discography of American singer and pianist Carmen McRae includes twenty-nine studio albums, twenty-six live albums and twenty-five compilations.
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US Pop [1] | US Jazz [1] | US R&B [1] | ||
A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (with Ivie Anderson) |
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Carmen McRae |
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By Special Request |
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Torchy! |
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Blue Moon |
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Boy Meets Girl (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
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After Glow |
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Mad About the Man |
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Carmen for Cool Ones |
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Birds of a Feather |
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Porgy and Bess (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
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Book of Ballads |
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When You're Away |
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Something to Swing About |
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Tonight Only! (with Dave Brubeck) |
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Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics |
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Something Wonderful |
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Bittersweet |
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Second to None |
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Haven't We Met? |
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Alfie |
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For Once in My Life |
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Portrait of Carmen |
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The Sound of Silence |
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Just a Little Lovin' |
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Carmen |
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It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling |
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Ms. Jazz |
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I Am Music |
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November Girl |
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Can't Hide Love |
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I'm Coming Home Again |
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Two for the Road (with George Shearing) |
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Heat Wave (with Cal Tjader) |
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You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) |
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Any Old Time |
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Carmen Sings Monk |
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Sarah: Dedicated to You |
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Dream of Life |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Jazz [1] | ||
Carmen McRae in London |
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Take Five Live (with Dave Brubeck) |
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Live at Sugar Hill |
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Woman Talk |
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"Live" & Wailing |
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Carmen McRae |
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The Great American Songbook |
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Alive! |
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As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug | — | |
Live and Doin' It |
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Live at Century Plaza |
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At the Great American Music Hall |
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Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live' |
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Jazz Gala 79 |
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Recorded Live at Bubba's |
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The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets (with Betty Carterр) |
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Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West |
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New York State of Mind |
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Everything Happens to Me |
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Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live |
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For Lady Day |
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Jazz Masters |
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Live in Tokyo |
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Live at Umbria Jazz |
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At Ratso's |
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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Carmen McRae |
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Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Chris Connor and Julie London) |
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My Foolish Heart |
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Nina Simone and Her Friends an Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm (with Nina Simone and Chris Connor) |
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This Is Carmen McRae |
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Carmen's Gold |
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The Best of Carmen McRae |
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I Want You |
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Here to Stay |
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Velvet Soul |
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The Greatest of Carmen McRae |
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The Ultimate Carmen McRae |
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Black Magic 'Live' |
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Here to Stay |
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Song Time |
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Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters |
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The Best of Carmen McRae |
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I'll Be Seeing You |
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Priceless Jazz Collection |
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Ballad Essentials |
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Carmen McRae's Finest Hour |
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Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Mel Tormé & Carmen McRae (with Mel Tormé) |
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Diva |
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae |
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Carmen McRae for Lovers |
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Standards |
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The Rapture Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American recording artist Anita Baker in support of her second studio album Rapture (1986). The tour started in mid-March 1986, visiting several cities throughout North America and Europe. In 1987, Baker kicked off a North America second leg trek, which included seven dates in Los Angeles at the Beverly Theatre in January, including two and three-night dates in Merrillville, Indiana, New York City and Miami, Florida. The outing included four sold-out shows scheduled in Washington, D.C., and three consecutive dates for the second visit in Merrillville, Indiana.
"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records. To date, this version of the song has been the biggest commercial success, spending twelve consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15.
For Once in My Life is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1967 by Atlantic Records. The arranger was Johnny Keating. The recording was made in London at Olympic Studios. The album consists covers mainly of modern popular songs by Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, the Beatles and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
The Great American Songbook is a 1972 live album by Carmen McRae, accompanied by a jazz quartet including Jimmy Rowles and Joe Pass. McRae was a great fan of Rowles and described him in the liner notes to the album as "the guy every girl singer in her right mind would like to work with". Rowles's humorous country and western song, "The Ballad of Thelonious Monk", is featured on the album.
Torchy! is a 1956 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae arranged by Jack Pleis and Ralph Burns.
In Tribute is the seventh studio album by American singer and pianist Diane Schuur, released in 1992 on the GRP Records label. For the album, the singer recorded thirteen standards, each of which is dedicated to one of the jazz singers: Billie Holiday, Helen Morgan, Anita O'Day, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Libby Holman, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Ivie Anderson, Nancy Wilson and Mabel Mercer.
Carmen McRae in London, also known as Carmen McRae at the Flamingo Jazz Club, is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, recorded in 1961 at the Flamingo Jazz Club in London, accompanied by a trio consisting of her regular pianist Don Abney and the British Phil Seamen (drums) and Kenny Napper (bass). The album was released in 1961 only in the UK by Ember Records.
Something Wonderful is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1963 by Columbia Records. The album was conceived as a tribute to the various female lead singers in Broadway musicals.
Live at Sugar Hill is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, recorded in the fall of 1962 during a series of concerts at the Sugar Hill Nightclub in San Francisco with the participation of pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Victor Sproles and drummer Stu Martin. The album was released in 1963 on the Time Records label, and in 1972 it was reissued by Mainstream Records under the title In Person and with a new cover.
Bittersweet is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1964 on producer Mort Feghi's independent label Focus Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. The album received critical acclaim.
Second to None is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1964 by Mainstream Records.
Haven't We Met? is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1965 by Mainstream Records. The arranger and conductor was Don Sebesky.
Alfie is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1966 by Mainstream Records. Arrangements by Don Sebesky and Peter Matz.
Carmen McRae is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1971 by Mainstream Records. All tracks were recorded during the concert on January 1, 1966, in San Francisco, the only exception was the song "My Ship Is Coming In", recorded on November 2, 1965.
Carmen's Gold is a compilation album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1971. The album features songs from the singer's period of work with the Mainstream Records label in the 1960s, mainly from the albums Second to None (1964), Haven't We Met? (1965) and Alfie (1966).
As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae. The album was recorded at the Tokyo jazz club Dig and originally released in Japan in 1974 by the Victor label. Two years later, the album was released in the United States by the independent label Catalyst Records. The peculiarity of the album is that it was the only time when McRae accompanied herself on the piano, and other musicians did not take part in the recording.
I Am Music is a studio album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in 1975. It was her first release on the new Blue Note Records label. The album was produced by Roger Kellaway.
Jazz Gala 79 is a double live album recorded by American singer and pianist Carmen McRae with the participation of singer Joe Williams, trumpeters Thad Jones and Cat Anderson, as well as French pianist Claude Bolling at the Marché International du Disque et de l'Édition Musicale Festival in Cannes on January 22, 1979. The album was released the same year in France by America Records and Personal Choice Records in the United States.
For Lady Day is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, released in two volumes in 1995 by Novus Records. The album is a tribute to singer Billie Holiday, who was McRae's mentor and friend. The set was recorded on New Year's Eve 1984 at the Blue Note nightclub in New York, live broadcast by the jazz radio station WBGO-FM.
Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Mel Tormé & Carmen McRae is a live split album by American artists Mel Tormé and Carmen McRae, released on August 14, 2001, by Koch Jazz. The album features recordings of performances and interviews of artists on the Jazz Casual music program by Ralph J. Gleason, made in 1962 and 1964. A little earlier, the recordings were released on VHS.