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Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 - November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer, considered one of the most important of the 20th century

Carmen McRae was born in Harlem in 1920, and studied piano as a child. As a teenager she came to the attention of Teddy Wilson and his wife, the composer Irene Kitchings Wilson. Through their influence, one of McRae’s early songs, "Dream of Life", was recorded by Wilson’s longtime collaborator Billie Holiday.

By the late 1940s she was well known among the modern jazz musicians who gathered at Minton's Playhouse, Harlem’s most famous jazz club, where she was the intermission pianist. But it was while working in Brooklyn that she came to the attention of Decca’s Milt Gabler. Her five year association with Decca yielded 12 LPs, many considered jazz vocal classics.

Her live 1987 duets with Betty Carter are highly regarded (see Duets: Live
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CARMEN MCRAE Carmen McRae album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz 1954
CARMEN MCRAE Torchy! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Torchy!
Vocal Jazz 1955
CARMEN MCRAE Blue Moon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Moon
Vocal Jazz 1957
CARMEN MCRAE Afterglow album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Afterglow
Vocal Jazz 1957
CARMEN MCRAE Carmen for Cool Ones album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen for Cool Ones
Vocal Jazz 1957
CARMEN MCRAE Mad About the Man album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mad About the Man
Vocal Jazz 1958
CARMEN MCRAE Birds of a Feather album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Birds of a Feather
Vocal Jazz 1958
CARMEN MCRAE When You´re Away album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
When You´re Away
Vocal Jazz 1959
CARMEN MCRAE Something to Swing About album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Something to Swing About
Vocal Jazz 1959
CARMEN MCRAE Book of Balads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Book of Balads
Vocal Jazz 1960
CARMEN MCRAE Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
Vocal Jazz 1961
CARMEN MCRAE Something Wonderful album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Something Wonderful
Vocal Jazz 1963
CARMEN MCRAE Bitttersweet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bitttersweet
Vocal Jazz 1964
CARMEN MCRAE Second to None album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Second to None
Vocal Jazz 1964
CARMEN MCRAE Alfie album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alfie
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE Haven't We Met? album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Haven't We Met?
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE Portrait of Carmen album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Portrait of Carmen
Vocal Jazz 1967
CARMEN MCRAE For Once in My Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For Once in My Life
Vocal Jazz 1967
CARMEN MCRAE Sounds of Silence album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sounds of Silence
Vocal Jazz 1968
CARMEN MCRAE Just a Little Lovin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just a Little Lovin'
Vocal Jazz 1970
CARMEN MCRAE Ms Magic album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ms Magic
Vocal Jazz 1971
CARMEN MCRAE In Person album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In Person
Vocal Jazz 1972
CARMEN MCRAE I Want You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Want You
Vocal Jazz 1972
CARMEN MCRAE It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feelings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feelings
Vocal Jazz 1973
CARMEN MCRAE I Am Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Am Music
Vocal Jazz 1975
CARMEN MCRAE Can't Hide Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Can't Hide Love
Vocal Jazz 1976
CARMEN MCRAE Two for the Road album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Two for the Road
Vocal Jazz 1980
CARMEN MCRAE I'm Coming Home Again album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'm Coming Home Again
Vocal Jazz 1981
CARMEN MCRAE You're Lookin' at Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
You're Lookin' at Me
Vocal Jazz 1983
CARMEN MCRAE Any Old Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Any Old Time
Vocal Jazz 1988
CARMEN MCRAE Carmen Sings Monk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen Sings Monk
Vocal Jazz 1988
CARMEN MCRAE Sarah - Dedicated to You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sarah - Dedicated to You
Vocal Jazz 1990
CARMEN MCRAE Sarah: Dedicated To You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sarah: Dedicated To You
Vocal Jazz 1991
CARMEN MCRAE Song Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Song Time
Vocal Jazz 1995
CARMEN MCRAE Dream of Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dream of Life
Vocal Jazz 1998

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CARMEN MCRAE live albums

CARMEN MCRAE Take Five at Basin Street East album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Take Five at Basin Street East
Vocal Jazz 1961
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Sugar Hill, San Francisco
Vocal Jazz 1963
CARMEN MCRAE Live & Wailing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live & Wailing
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE Live and Doin' It album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live and Doin' It
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE Woman Talk - Live at tha Village Gate album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Woman Talk - Live at tha Village Gate
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE Carmen McRae album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz 1965
CARMEN MCRAE The Great American Songbook album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Great American Songbook
Vocal Jazz 1972
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Century Plaza album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Century Plaza
Vocal Jazz 1975
CARMEN MCRAE At the Great American Music Hall album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At the Great American Music Hall
Vocal Jazz 1976
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Ronnie Scott's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Ronnie Scott's
Vocal Jazz 1977
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Bubba's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Bubba's
Vocal Jazz 1981
CARMEN MCRAE Live in Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Tokyo
Vocal Jazz 1986
CARMEN MCRAE As Time Goes By: Carmen McRae Alone Live at the Dug album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
As Time Goes By: Carmen McRae Alone Live at the Dug
Vocal Jazz 1987
CARMEN MCRAE The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets
Vocal Jazz 1987
CARMEN MCRAE Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West
Vocal Jazz 1987
CARMEN MCRAE Alive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Alive
Vocal Jazz 1994
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Midem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Midem
Vocal Jazz 1995
CARMEN MCRAE Black Magic Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Black Magic Live
Vocal Jazz 1995
CARMEN MCRAE Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live
Vocal Jazz 1999
CARMEN MCRAE For Lady Day, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For Lady Day, Volume 2
Vocal Jazz 1999
CARMEN MCRAE In London album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In London
Vocal Jazz 1999
CARMEN MCRAE New York State Of Mind album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New York State Of Mind
Vocal Jazz 2000
CARMEN MCRAE Live at Umbria Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Umbria Jazz
Vocal Jazz 2001
CARMEN MCRAE Carmen McRae at Ratso's, Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carmen McRae at Ratso's, Volume 1
Vocal Jazz 2002
CARMEN MCRAE At Ratso's, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
At Ratso's, Volume 2
Vocal Jazz 2002

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CARMEN MCRAE re-issues & compilations

CARMEN MCRAE For Lady Day, Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For Lady Day, Volume 1
Vocal Jazz 1983
CARMEN MCRAE Setting Standards album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Setting Standards
Vocal Jazz 1991
CARMEN MCRAE Here To Stay album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Here To Stay
Vocal Jazz 1992
CARMEN MCRAE Sings Great American Songwriters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sings Great American Songwriters
Vocal Jazz 1993
CARMEN MCRAE The Ultimate Carmen McRae album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Ultimate Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz 1993
CARMEN MCRAE The Best of Carmen McRae album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Best of Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz 1995
CARMEN MCRAE I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'll Be Seeing You: A Tribute to Carmen McRae
Vocal Jazz 1995
CARMEN MCRAE Priceless Jazz Collection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Priceless Jazz Collection
Vocal Jazz 1998
CARMEN MCRAE Ballad Essentials album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ballad Essentials
Vocal Jazz 1999
CARMEN MCRAE Torchy / Blue Moon album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Torchy / Blue Moon
Vocal Jazz 1999
CARMEN MCRAE Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen
Vocal Jazz 2001
CARMEN MCRAE The Diva Series album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Diva Series
Vocal Jazz 2003
CARMEN MCRAE Complete Ralph Burns Sessions (feat. Ben Webster) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Complete Ralph Burns Sessions (feat. Ben Webster)
Vocal Jazz 2005
CARMEN MCRAE Just Jazz: Masquerade album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Just Jazz: Masquerade
Vocal Jazz 2006

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