Carmen McRae

• LIMITED EDITION 3-PANEL DIGIPACK + INSIDE BOOKLET

• BONUS ALBUM: CARMEN McRAE (Bethlehem)

• INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

Presented here is the complete original LP Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and other Billie Holiday Classics (Columbia CS8530), which as its title indicates, was McRae’s tribute to the great Lady Day. All other existing songs from the sessions, as well as the complete original LP Carmen McRae (Bethlehem BCP1023) and two additional tunes, have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• CARMEN McRAE, vocals
• NAT ADDERLEY, cornet
• EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS, tenor sax
• MUNDELL LOWE, guitar
• NORMAN SIMMONS, piano
• BOB CRANSHAW, bass
• WALTER PERKINS, drums

New York, June 29 & July 26, 1961.

• (*) BONUS Album [15-22]: CARMEN McRAE (Bethlehem BCP1023)
• Carmen McRae (vcl) plus Herbie Mann (fl, ts),
• Tony Scott (cl), Mat Mathews (accord), Dick Katz (p),
• Mundell Lowe (g), Percy Heath, Wendell Marshall (b),
• Osie Johnson, Kenny Clarke (d), among others.
• New York, October-December 1954.

• (**) Bonus tracks [23-24]:
• Carmen McRae (vcl; also piano on 24),
• Billy Strayhorn (p on 23), Mundell Lowe (g),
• Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Clarke (d).
• New York, June 14, 1955.

TRACKS:

• 01. Them There Eyes
• 02. Yesterdays
• 03. I’m Gonna Lock My Heart
• 04. Strange Fruit
• 05. Mi ss Brown to You
• 06. My Man
• 07. I Cried for You
• 08. Lover Man
• 09. Trav’lin’ Light
• 10. S ome Other Spring
• 11. W hat a Little Moonlight Can Do
• 12. God Bless the Child
• 13. If the Moon Turns Green
• 14. The Christmas Song
• 15. E asy to Love (*)
• 16. If I’m Lucky (*)
• 17. Ol d Devil Moon (*)
• 18. Tip Toe Gently (*)
• 19. Y ou Made Me Care (*)
• 20. Last Time for Love (*)
• 21. Misery (*)
• 22. Too Much in Love to Care (*)
• 23. S omething to Live For (**)
• 24. Supper Time (**)

• TOTAL TIME: 76:32 Min.