Product Description
A remastered two-disc compilation of studio and live recordings by legendary jazz vocalist Carmen McRae. Disc 1 (and 2-M1) contains the complete 1980 album "I'm Coming Home Again" (recorded in 1978). This masterpiece features Grover Washington Jr., Freddie Hubbard, and others, and includes McRae singing pop and rock numbers by artists such as Billy Joel and Melissa Manchester. Disc 2 contains previously unreleased live recordings from Europe between 1980 and 1985. This disc features familiar jazz numbers such as "Take Five." DISC 1 1. I'm Coming Home Again 2. Burst in With the Dawn 3. I Need You in My Life 4. Come in From the Rain 5. I Won't Last a Day Without You 6. Won'tcha Stay With Me 7. Everything Must Change 8. Sweet Alibis 9. The Masquerade is Over 10. I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love 11. New York State of Mind 12. Mr. Magic [Single Version] DISC 2 1. Mr. Magic [Original Long Version] 2. No More Blues 3. Them There Eyes 4. Take Five 5. Body and Soul 6. My Funny Valentine 7. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 8. Nice Work If You Can Get It 9. Don't Misunderstand 10. Everything a Good Man Needs 11. I Never Felt This Way Before 12. The Masquerade Is Over [Version 2] 13. 'Round Midnight 14. A Beautiful Friendship Carmen McRae was a jazz vocalist born in New York in 1920. From the 1940s, she worked as a pianist in Benny Carter's band at Minton's. In 1953, she made her solo debut with "A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae" on Stardust. After that, she signed with Decca and released many albums in the 1950s. Her collaborations with Sammy Davis Jr. and Dave Brubeck are famous, and she has collaborated with many other musicians as well. She continued to release albums consistently on various labels. Her live performances at the Monterey Jazz Festival and other events were also very popular. In the 1980s, she released many tribute albums to Nat King Cole, Thelonious Monk, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, and others, and was nominated for many Grammys. She also appeared in movies and television dramas. However, he was forced to retire in 1991 due to emphysema and died in 1994 from complications of a respiratory illness.
