| Live and Doin' It | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 30:13 | |||
| Label | Mainstream | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Live and Doin' It is a live album by American singer Carmen McRae, recorded in 1965 in San Francisco with the participation of her trio, which included pianist Norman Simmons, drummer Stu Martin and bassist Victor Sproles. [1] The album was released only nine years later, in 1974, by Mainstream Records.
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Music critic Will Friedwald noted that this is first-class concert material. [3]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]
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