American Jazz Classics

TONIGHT ONLY

Reference: DIS-124542

For the first time ever on CD! The complete original album Tonight Only! (Columbia CS8409), the first out of three collaborations between Dave Brubeck and singer Carmen McRae.

Five extra songs presenting McRae backed by the Dave Brubeck Trio have been added here as a bonus, including a rare reading of “There’ll Be No Tomorrow” that also appears here on CD for the first time ever. Includes 12-page booklet.

Personel:
CARMEN McRAE vocals
PAUL DESMOND alto sax
DAVE BRUBECK piano
EUGENE WRIGHT bass
JOE MORELLO drums

New York, September 9 & December 14-15, 1960.
“Tristesse” is a solo piano performance by Brubeck.

*Bonus Tracks (10-14):
From the same sessions. Not on the original album.
CARMEN McRAE, vocals
DAVE BRUBECK, piano
EUGENE WRIGHT, bass
JOE MORELLO, drums

Tracklist:
01 MELANCTHA 10:02
02 WEEP NO MORE 2:54
03 TALKIN’ AND WALKIN’ 4:27
04 BRIAR BUSH
[aka SOUTHERN SCENE] 2:59
05 PARADIDDLE JOE 2:07
06 LATE LAMENT 6:22
07 STRANGE MEADOWLARK 2:42
08 TRISTESSE 5:02
09 TONIGHT ONLY 7:32
10 THERE’LL BE NO TOMORROW 4:34*
11 EASY AS YOU GO 1:39*
12 SUMMER SONG 2:23*
13 IN THE LURCH 2:29*
14 MY ONE BAD HABIT 2:37*

Label

AMERICAN JAZZ CLASSICS

Artist:

DAVE BRUBECK

Format:

Label code:

99027

Number of discs:

Recording:

1960

Title:

TONIGHT ONLY