Carmen McRae "Listen here" (better quality)

McRae would record pretty steadily up to 1989 and, although her voice was higher in the 1950s and her phrasing would be even more laidback in later years, her general style and approach did not change much through the decades. Championed in the 1950s by Ralph Gleason, Carmen McRae was fairly popular throughout her career. Among her most interesting recording projects were participating in Dave Brubeck's the Real Ambassadors with Louis Armstrong, cutting an album of live duets with Betty Carter, being accompanied by Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, and closing her career with brilliant tributes to Thelonious Monk and Sarah Vaughan. Carmen McRae, who refused to quit smoking, was forced to retire in 1991 due to emphysema.

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[ronwill1955]

Thank you for posting. This is a great song. Don you know the original name of the song or the name of the composers?

[johneunson]

wonderful. this is the carmen era i loved. as with sarah, she got better as she matured. thank you for posting this one.