| Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 1987 | |||
| Venue | Birdland West, Long Beach, California | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 56:27 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West is a 1988 live album by Carmen McRae. [1]
McRae was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says that "Although Carmen McRae is the obvious star of her live record...she gives plenty of solo space to her notable all-star band". Yanow wrote of the songs that "McRae updates them a bit and makes them sound relevant and swinging. Recommended". [1]
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