Carmen McRae
For Cool Ones + Mad About the Man (2LPs on 1 CD) (FSRCD 670)
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For Cool Ones + Mad About the Man (2LPs on 1 CD)
Carmen McRae
Fresh Sound Records
8427328606707
ABS 130397
FSRCD 670
JAZZ
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For Cool Ones + Mad About the Man (2LPs on 1 CD)
2 LPs ON 1 CD
This release presents two outstanding albums featuring Carmen McRae at her best. On “For Cool Ones,” she’s backed by various studio groups, all directed by cellist Fred Katz, on which she sings a dozen tunes with a mature, natural style that epitomized her approach. Aware at all times of the lyrics and what they’re about, she invests them with the kind of significance a great singer and interpreter of songs can bring to them.
On “Mad About the Man,” she explores a dozen Coward tunes—some romantic, some touchingly perceptive, and all sophisticated—this time backed by three studio groups directed by Jack Pleis, with with her own rhythm section (Ray Bryant, piano; Ike Isaacs, bass; Specs Wright, drums) in place throughout. She makes the most of the sometimes insouciant airiness of Coward’s creations and invests all his songs with her own warmth and rigorous attention to detail.
On “Mad About the Man,” she explores a dozen Coward tunes—some romantic, some touchingly perceptive, and all sophisticated—this time backed by three studio groups directed by Jack Pleis, with with her own rhythm section (Ray Bryant, piano; Ike Isaacs, bass; Specs Wright, drums) in place throughout. She makes the most of the sometimes insouciant airiness of Coward’s creations and invests all his songs with her own warmth and rigorous attention to detail.
PERSONNEL:
(1-12) from the Decca album Carmen For Cool Ones (DL8738).
Carmen McRae, with Orchestra Directed by Fred Katz
Collective personnel includes:
Ray Linn, Pete Candoli (tp), Vince DeRosa (frh), Milt Bernhart, Bob Enevoldsen (tb)
Buddy Collette (fl, as), Bill Green, Harry Klee (fl), Warren Webb (oboe)
Justin Gordon, Mahlon Clark (b-cl), George W. Smith (cl)
Joe Marino, Ike Isaacs, John T. Williams, Joe Marino, Calvin Jackson (p, celeste)
Joseph Gibbons, Billy Bean, (g), Frank Flynn (vib, marimba), Ike Isaacs, Red Mitchell (b)
Specs Wright (d), Larry Bunker (vib, d), Fred Katz (cello), John 'Tommy' Johnson (tuba)
nine violins, two violas, two cellos.
Los Angeles, December 5 (1-4), 16 (5-11), 1957, and April 21 (12), 1958.
(7-15) from the Decca album Mad About The Man (DL8662).
Carmen McRae, with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis
Collective personnel includes:
Charlie Shavers (tp), George Berg (fl), B. Kaufman, Ed Brown, (as)
Seldon Powell, Mel Tax (ts), William Holcombe (bar)
Frank Rehak, Chauncey Welsch, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Tom Mitchell (b-tb)
Ray Bryant (p), Al Casamenti, George Barnes, Barry Galbraith, Danny Perri (g)
Charles Isaacs (b), Specs Wright (d)
Raoul Poliakin, Mac Ceppos, Herb Bourne, J. Held, F. Orlewitz, Tom Frost (violins)
George Browne, H. Kaye (cellos).
New York City, June 18 (13-16), June 19 (17-20), June 20 (21-24), 1957.
Tracks:
01. You’re Mine (Snyder-Lewis-Young) 3:25
02. Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford (Golson-Hendricks) 2:59
03. A Shoulder to Cry On (Darwin-Girard) 3:51
04. Weak for the Man (Burns) 4:07
05. All the Things You Are (Kern-Hammerstein II) 2:24
06. (What Can I Say) After I Say I’m Sorry (Donaldson-Lyman) 1:45
07. If I Were a Bell (Loesser) 1:53
08. Any Old Time (Shaw) 3:08
09. What’s New? (Haggart-Burke) 2:27
10. Without a Word of Warning (Gordon-Revel) 3:18
11. The Night We Called It a Day (Dennis-Adair) 4:25
12. I Get a Kick Out of You (Porter) 2:13
13. Zigeuner (Coward) 2:39
14. I’ll See You Again (Coward) 2:42
15. Someday I’ll Find You (Coward) 2:54
16. I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (Coward) 2:42
17. If Love Were All (Coward) 2:48
18. Mad About the Boy (Coward) 4:15
19. World Weary (Coward) 2:54
20. A Room with a View (Coward) 2:42
21. I Can’t Do Anything at All (Coward) 2:57
22. Never Again (Coward) 2:49
23. Poor Little Rich Girl (Coward) 3:01
24. Why Does Love Get in the Way (Coward) 2:33
Total time: 71:00 min. aprox.
