Product Description
Contents: [Jazz Department Store VOCAL Edition] [First SHM-CD Release] [New Mini Commentary] [Lyrics Included (Planned)] A representative work from the early Decca/Kapp era, alongside the classic album 'Book of Ballads'. Includes two different arrangements: piano trio + guitar and accordion & flute. Charmingly sings Charlie Parker's bebop number "Yardbird Suite" with scat singing. The melancholic "Suppertime," featuring her own singing and guitar playing, is also wonderful.
Carmen McRae (vo, p�öJ), Matt Matthews (accordion), Herbie Mann (fl), Mundell Lowe (g), Dick Katz (p), Billy Strayhorn (p)�öC, Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Clarke (ds) Recorded in New York on June 14th (�öA~�öD�öF�öG�öJ) and June 16th (�ö@�öE�öH�öI�öK), 1955 (Decca) Media reviews and more A representative work from her early Decca/Kapp era, alongside the masterpiece "Book of Ballads." Includes two different arrangements: piano trio + guitar and accordion & flute. Charmingly sings Charlie Parker's bebop number "Yardbird Suite" with scat singing. Her melancholic rendition of "Suppertime," featuring her own singing and guitar, is also wonderful. (C)RS
