Two for the Road (Carmen McRae and George Shearing album)

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Two for the Road
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Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedJune 1980
Genre Vocal jazz
Length39:07
Label Concord
Producer Carl Jefferson
George Shearing chronology
Blues Alley Jazz
(1979)
Two for the Road
(1980)
In Concert at the Pavilion
(1980)
Carmen McRae chronology
I'm Coming Home Again
(1980)
Two for the Road
(1980)
Recorded Live at Bubba's
(1981)
Professional ratings
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Two for the Road is a 1980 album by the jazz singer Carmen McRae and the jazz pianist George Shearing. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 3:41
  2. "You're All I Need" (Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 3:15
  3. "Gentleman Friend" (Arnold B. Horwitt, Richard Lewine) – 4:11
  4. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:33
  5. "Cloudy Morning" (Marvin Fisher, Joseph McCarthy) – 2:55
  6. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:02
  7. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 2:16
  8. "Ghost of Yesterday" (Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings) – 4:51
  9. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 4:54
  10. "Two for the Road" (Leslie Bricusse, Henry Mancini) – 3:29

Personnel

Performance

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1287. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. Two for the Road at AllMusic
  5. Davis, Clive (27 January 1990). "In Strict Confidence". The Times.