Carmen McRae: Finest Hour by Carmen Mcrae - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

An in-depth 19-track overview of the career of jazz vocalist Carmen McRae, demonstrating her bebop-influenced vocal styling ranging from blues ballads to fluid bop scat. Part of the Verve Finest Hour series, this well-presented album is a fine introduction to the artist at an affordable price.
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1. I Was Doing All Right

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Other

2. How Long Has This Been Going On

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin; Production

3. Namely You

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Gene Depaul
Jim Mercer
Johnny Mercer; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Gene Depaul
Jim Mercer; Other

4. Dream Of Life

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Performer: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Vocals: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Composer: Carmen Mcrae
Luther Henderson Jr.; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Carmen Mcrae
Luther Henderson Jr.; Other

5. The Eagle And Me

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: E.y. Harburg
Harold Arlen; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Harold Arlen
E.y. Harburg; Other

6. Do You Know Why?

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Jimmy Van Heusen; Composer
Author: Johnny Burke; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Van Heusen; Other

7. Whatever Lola Wants

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Performer: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Vocals: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Composer: Jerry Ross
Robert Adler; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jerry Ross
Robert Adler; Other

8. When Your Lover Has Gone

by Carmen Mcrae

Vocals: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Performer: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Composer: Einar Aaron Swan; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Einar Aaron Swan; Other

9. Weak For The Man

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Performer: Carmen Mcrae
Fred Katz; Performer
Vocals: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Composer: Jeanne Burns; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Fred Katz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jeanne Burns; Other
Music Director & Conductor: Fred Katz; Other

10. Mad About The Boy

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Noel Coward; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Noel Coward; Other

11. Love Is A Simple Thing

by Carmen Mcrae

Performer: Richard Williams
Jimmy Cleveland
Ernie Wilkins
Carmen Mcrae
Zoot Sims
Phil Woods
Dick Katz; Performer
Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods; Performer
Piano: Dick Katz; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Zoot Sims; Performer
Trombone: Jimmy Cleveland; Performer
Trumpet: Richard Williams; Performer
Vocals: Carmen Mcrae; Performer
Composer: Arthur Spiegel
June Carroll; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Ernie Wilkins; Production
Composer Lyricist: June Carroll
Arthur Spiegel; Other

12. I Loves You Porgy

by Sammy Davis, Jr.

Author: Ira Gershwin
Heyward Du Bose
Dubose Heyward; Production
Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae
Sammy Davis Jr.; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin; Other

13. Baltimore Oriole

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael; Composer
Author: Paul Francis Webster; Production

14. Invitation

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper; Composer
Author: Paul Francis Webster; Production

15. Something To Live For

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Drums: Wendell Marshall; Performer
Performer: Wendell Marshall
Billy Strayhorn; Performer
Piano: Billy Strayhorn; Performer
Composer: Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Duke Ellington
Billy Strayhorn; Other

16. Midnight Sun

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Burke
Lionel Hampton; Composer
Author: Johnny Mercer; Production

17. Georgia Rose

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Alexander Sullivan
Harry Rosenthal
Jimmy Fylnn; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Fylnn
Harry Rosenthal
Alexander Sullivan; Other

18. Love Is Here To Stay

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin; Production
Producer: George Wein; Production

19. Perdido

by Carmen Mcrae

Primary Artist: Carmen Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Juan Tizol; Composer
Producer: George Wein; Production
Composer Lyricist: Juan Tizol; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

19 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 3 minutes and 25 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

11/19 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/19 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz

Label

Verve

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

73145437602