How many Carmen McRae releases are on Riffiter?

55 releases are catalogued, spanning 1961 to 2024.

What genre is Carmen McRae?

Carmen McRae is catalogued under Jazz.

Artist

Carmen McRae

Carmen McRae is a jazz artist from American. 55 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Jazz · American · Best jazz albums

55
Releases: 1961–2024
Active years

YouTube

Tidal

Deezer

Discography

54

Singles & EPs

1

Just a Little Lovin' (GB Remix)
Single · 2019

Upcoming shows

About

Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that made her most memorable. She studied piano early on and had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before her career had really gained much momentum. McRae married and divorced Kenny Clarke in the '40s, worked with Count Basie (briefly) and Mercer Ellington (1946-1947), and became the intermission singer and pianist at several New York clubs. In 1954 she began to record as a leader' and by then she had absorbed the influences of Billie Holiday and bebop into her own style. McRae would record pretty steadily up to 1989 and, although her voice was higher in the '50s and her phrasing would be even more laid-back in later years, her general style and approach did not change much through the decades. Championed in the '50s by Ralph Gleason, 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 due…

Carmen McRae in brief

How many Carmen McRae releases are on Riffiter?: 55 releases are catalogued, spanning 1961 to 2024.
What genre is Carmen McRae?: Carmen McRae is catalogued under Jazz.
What is the most recent Carmen McRae release on Riffiter?: Classics, released in 2024.