| Sarah: Dedicated to You | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 56:27 | |||
| Label | Novus | |||
| Producer | Larry Clothier | |||
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Sarah: Dedicated to You is a 1991 studio album by Carmen McRae, with the Shirley Horn trio. The album was recorded in tribute to McRae's friend and fellow jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, and was McRae's last recording. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The AllMusic review by John Bush says
“McRae brings back the spirit (and some of the phrasing) of Sarah Vaughan while still sounding very much like herself. This very well-conceived tribute is a classic of its kind and a perfect swan song for Carmen McRae.” [1]
James Mundell Lowe was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.
"It's Magic" is a popular song written by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1947. They wrote the song for Doris Day in her Warner Brothers film debut, Romance on the High Seas. In the autumn of 1948 Vic Damone, Tony Martin, Dick Haymes, Gordon MacRae and Sarah Vaughan all charted on Billboard magazine charts with versions of the song, but none as successfully as Day's recording. "It's Magic" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, but in March 1949 lost to "Buttons and Bows" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
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