Carmen McRae - Trouble Is A Man

[mscadburya]

my god... wat a audio quality :O ??? i dont understand where do you people get these crystal clear audio from ? awesome.. thank you so muchh ! :D XOXO

[cmouswen]

Man she had a way with a lyric...on one side theres Ella, Sarah, and June and then there's Billie, Anita,and Carmen!

[cmouswen]

Man she had a way with a lyric...

[jacobsimon]

Carmen an incomparable jazz vocalist, especially in the way she puts over a song. I saw her first when I was in high school and have loved her ever since. She was on the bill with the John Coltrane Quartet playing at Ciro's on the Sunset Strip. Two drink minimum (in my case $1.50 for a ginger ale) and no cover charge. Those were the days.

[zamusicza]

Carmen knows the truth.

[good2beblue]

beautiful voice, perfect control, sentimental mood ...

I love Carmen McRae.

[s8peed]

Tiffany you are too much sometimes!!!!

[gyrl1da16]

this is awesome! I love Carmen!!!! :)

[shanrico]

They just don't make em like this anymore... this should have 7figure audience -- Carmen was phenomenal, a rare rare instrument

[beeshor1]

Great playing by Norman Simmons and Carmen was just spell-binding! I hate that I was born too late to try to marry that woman. I would have been content with just hearing her sing everyday. Plus, she wasn't the worst looking chick in the world either! I just think she was super and she receives far too little recognition for her talents. She deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with Sarah, Ella and Billie.

[lmartin43606]

Wow!! What great dramatic interpretation

[bummedoutforlife]

WOW.

the first singer that i ever even thought to be as enjoyable as sarah

omg

although... i guess that doesnt say alot since im 16 but still

ive never heard sarah sing this

and i can't seem to find it on youtube?

[redvelvetjacket]

@bummedoutforlife also try nina simone and etta james, both great singers!

[bebopcity]

Thank you for the wonderful footage!

[Leilan18]

I love this song but her mustache distracts me.

[Voluptuous77]

thank you so much for posting.. This is wonderful.......

and" TROUBLE is definetly a man"

[JMCLISSA]

only recently got into jazz

this is beautiful

[pantomicino]

un estilo tan particular el de Carmen Mc Rae; atrapa y uno quiere cerrar los ojos en la oscuridad de ese desierto bar que están a punto de cerrar...

[hankrango]

absolutely stunning. what a voice. but ya gotta wonder if the pianist was there thinking "well if trouble is a man, what's that make a woman...?"

[Sweetnessb4u]

lol

[renats29]

Wow,I really don´t know Sarah´s rendition of this poignant song.The first version I´ve ever heard was Judy Holliday´s then I heard Ella singing this one.She was a great storyteller.And now I hear Carmen...She gives me chills.

[janalyn629]

no gimmicks just pure music...pure beauty

[ashleyspencermusic]

breathtaking

[postmodernfreak]

Absolutely, simply beautiful

[jacobmelchior]

Carmen is awesome!

[waynebrasler]

Carmen knew the song from Sarah Vaughn's famous recording. She loved Sarah and they became close friends but Carmen never copied her in any way. My favorite Carmen recording is "Spring in December, Winter in May," a nearly unknown song she interprets with the greatest poignancy.

[eduardomajer]

mamma sueno

[vadicodf]

Who such a powerful singer!

A giant in art of singing

[LovesTrueSoul]

Did someone really compare one of the greatest singers to ever articulate song to some girl who can barely sing. See, this is what happens when people take music out of school and out of popular music. Carmen McRae is nothing like that girl. This song is nothing like anything that girl has done. Carmen is GREAT.

[lyricalkismet]

Sounds like hate to me. Listen to her music before you make obviously uninformed judgments.

[jacobsimon]

Carmen is up there with the very best. I saw her twice -- once with John Coltrane at Ciro's on the Sunset Strip and once with Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra. Once there were musical giants--now there's Lil Wayne

[BrunoJazzmanLeicht]

Met her in Cologne short before she'd passed. Would have been much trouble to be her man LOL She's one of the queens.

Thanks for posting this beautiful video.

Brew Lite

[boywonda26]

love her...

[basariji]

amy winehouse will never exude that type of grace and downright talent...she's very talented, hell yea can sing but it is only that singing...not artistry as exemplified here by carmen...

[lyricalkismet]

Puh-leez! Amy is just about the only modern singer I would class anywhere near the ladies of the jazz era. Have you heard any of her jazz material? Listen to her sing I Should Care or Someone to Watch Over Me.

I wish people would realize that it doesn't take anything away from the legends to admit that there are, somewhere in the world, a few people with talent reminiscent of theirs.

[tamaragranger]

I like Amy but she needs to stay away from that destructive path shes leading before she reacks her voice... jazz is alive and beating in people like adele, norah jones, diana krall, michael buble and others.

But baby roots are roots and jazz has good ones

[DivaAnnFisher]

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If you love Carmen McRae (and I do), you will love this too.

Clear voices and clear music make the world a better place.

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[welle12345]

great voice, it may be the greatest voice I have ever heard! Thanks for posting and sharing this.

[Chirea23]

Carmen is one of the most slept on vocal artists. If you get a chance pick up her Live in San Francisco album!!! thank you for posting this:)She timeless,classic and beautiful to watch sing

[GreenNostalgia]

I like how she smiles at the end.

[Sahprano]

NO MICROPHONE....NO DANCE...PURE VOICE...SOUL..the epitome of beauty

[mayaboy1906]

Fabulous, it is called singing children

[Haz657]

amy wino

[mkbell2003]

Wonderful timing! Flawless.

[maeviac30]

lol trouble is a man..aint that the truth!

[pentz1]

You do realise, it took a woman to make him this way. LOL

[MiaMelua]

you spelled "realize" wrong , so you know

lol

[WhiteBalanceLtd]

"realise" is the correct English spelling, just so you know.

[yardleyaloe]

Yes. His mother. Mothers are responsible for the way their sons behave in later years. Mothers are to blame for disobedient, wayward sons. It's true.

[marietteprinsen]

Nahhh... if he grows up to be a great man, then sure. If not, it's all his own fault...see the logic in that? lol :P

[Kendrick2021]

that's also beautiful singing.

[beastnstuff]

that's a beautiful song

[3rdbornbeauty]

Who's playing the piano?

[ambreec28]

That's Norman Simmons...I love his playing, especially on the uptempo songs he does with Carmen. :)

[BlyssAngel]

Gorgeous woman and she could sang! (Not sing but sang!) :)

[DAN3XTBiiGFiiNG]

reminds me a lil bit of amy winehouse

[mimilametisse]

It's the other way around lol.Amy wasn't even born when she sang that.

[youngclem06]

pure

[sugarbell99]

amazing

[dwightkschrute80]

This is pleasureable.

[Pedrolarrozapretti]

I'm blown away.

She seems to have INJECTED the song in herself with a needle. She... dances sitting still, she cries with dry eyes... Her voice is a movie character and she is the director.

Amazing performance.

[GodsDaughter19]

wow! i love this clip ...but i also love your discription..."she dances sitting still she cries with dry eyes... very poetic!

[rick0733]

This is an excellent video of her!

[aperturef7]

Now we know what the word "DIVA" should really mean!!!

[Jamuchastegui86]

for me this is the best vocal jazz voice in the world. Perfect Video man.

[kontiki78]

Moneymasterjet:thanks bro for the info.

[kontiki78]

Does anybody have Carmen singing "take five"?she used to sing it incredibly, in fact is the only version that I ever heard with words, only Carmen McRae would dare to sing it.

[moneymasterjet]

that version is on youtube. also check out kurt elling and al jarreau singing it together, it's cool

[1brownrose]

beautiful song- pure

[Superrenovo1977]

Wonderful song from the great Carmen McRae... For me, the best!!!

[ambreec28]

Carmen is one of my favorite jazz singers. Like others said, her diction and the way she interprets the lyrics were the things that drew me to her music. I love the way she can switch from sass to class--know what I mean? So underrated! I'll post more when I can...thanks for such lovely comments! :)

[stevenrmc]

She and the other 4 20th century icons [Ella, Sarah, O'Day, and Holiday] are also my favorites.

[taddyd1]

Betty Carter, Cleo Laine, Dinah Washington, Mildred Bailey, Maxine Sullivan, Lee Wiley

Aretha, Nina, Morgana might fill out the pack. Carmen's melodic changes are always so flawless

[123guest321]

Judy Garland, anyone?

[taddyd1]

I never heard Judy sing jazz a instrumental solo with lyrics added on later, Like Take 5

or Moody' Mood or How High the Moon. The list was referring to kontiki78s comments.

[bradly2007]

Classic Carmen in great form with a pure voice unlike any other...all 60's recordings are incredible and this rare clip show this singer is one of the top all time greats!!! Bravo Carmen and you are missed

[bulldogjkd]

Carmen brought out the best in Norman Simmons (piano & arrangements) and he brought out the best in her.

[Sierra757]

You folks know REAL, Classic, music I'm in my thirties and I grew up listening to the greats like Carmen Mcrae, Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson, John Coletrane, Miles Davis, on and on...Nothing today compares. I do listen to some progressive jazz artists like Bob James, Michael Lington, Marc Antoine, Sade...

[bopgirl]

Every time I see her sing I fall in love with her all over again.

That phrasing, that diction, that amazing interpretation of a lyric. And then there is that voice. Oh to have a voice like that at your command.

I feel so lucky to have co-existed on this planet with Carmen for awhile, and that our paths intersected a few times. She's the best.

[potrobsas]

When Carmen sings a song, one feel as if one is living the lyrics of the song.Ella and Sarah were better vocalists and they had better instruments but Carmen is a much more inspired artist, a greater artist, more talented.A passionate love song never sounds as passionate as when Carmen sings its lyrics

[divinafan2]

yes.

ella and sarah are the voice divas; billie and carmen, the art divas.

[jacobsimon]

Carmen je t'aime. Saw her with John Coltrane on the Sunset Strip when I was a teenager. And again with Tony Bennett and Count Basie.

[jrjazzsinger]

this is the carmen i live with in my soul.

[SoulTooSoul]

Lights are turned down low, the drinks are chilling, and looking in those dreamy eyes that you're madly in love with. Carmen is playing in the background. You hear her voice resonate as she navigates through each syllable. Carmen was so cool and mellow. This is vintage Carmen.

[edbrown100]

I'm not worthy

[manitou1]

wow lol, that was awesome