| Portrait of Carmen | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | November 27–29, 1967 | |||
| Studio | United Recording Studio, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 8165 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun [1] | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Portrait of Carmen is a 1968 studio album by Carmen McRae, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson, Shorty Rogers, Benny Carter and Gene Di Novi. [2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album four stars and said that "Portrait of Carmen doesn't so much update the great Carmen McRae's sound and sensibility as it reflects a world that's finally caught up to her way of thinking, capitalizing on the irony and sophistication so long essential to her music to create a record that is both fiercely individual and universally accessible. The title's no afterthought...Portrait of Carmen captures her brilliance for posterity". [2]
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