Mercer Ellington (ldr), Carmen McRae (v), Curby Alexander, Jackie Fields (as), Alva McCain, Freddie Williams (ts), Ben Webster (bar), Eddie Boozier, Kenny Dorham, Bobby Williams (t), Ted Kelly, Dan Minor, Don Stovall (tb), Bill Pemberton (b), Luther Henderson (p), Heyward Jackson (d)
| a. | 5501 | Moon Mist - 00:0 (Mercer Ellington)
unissued |
| b. | 5502 | Metronome All Out (unknown)
unissued |
| c. | 5503 | Pass Me By - 02:47 (Mercer Ellington)
Musicraft 78 12": Musicraft 379 - Pass Me By |
| d. | 5504 | She Shoulda Flipped When He Flopped (unknown)
unissued |
Omit Mercer Ellington (ldr) on b. Omit Carmen McRae (v) on b, d.
On this session, Carmen was listed as Carmen Clarke.
Carmen McRae (v), Charlie Parker (as), unknown (ts), Miles Davis (t), Tommy Potter (b), Duke Jordan (p), Max Roach (d)
| a. | Yardbird Suite - 02:37 (Charlie Parker)
Definitive CD: DRCD11229 - The Complete Onyx Recordings (2003) | |
| b. | Yardbird Suite - 00:18 (Charlie Parker) | |
| Both titles on: | - Mosaic CD: 129 - The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings of Charlie Parker | |
a performed as medley.
b performed as medley.
Carmen McRae (v), Matt Matthews (acc), Herbie Mann (f, ts), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | ST 301 | Wanting You - 02:38 (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) |
| b. | ST 302 | A Foggy Day - 02:00 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Stardust LP 12": SDS-118 - A Foggy Day |
| Both titles on: | - Stardust 78: 1002 - A Foggy Day - Stardust 45: Stardust 1002 - Wanting You | |
Carmen McRae (v), Larry Elgart and His Orchestra (acc), Larry Elgart (as), unknown (b, str, p, d)
| a. | ST 305 | Autumn Nocturne - 02:41 (Kim Gannon, Joseph Myrow)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1001 - In Love In Vain |
| b. | Oh, My Darling - 02:40 (unknown)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1004 - Are You Happy? / Oh My Darling Stardust LP 12": SDS-118 - A Foggy Day | |
| c. | ST 308 | In Love In Vain - 02:28 (Jerome Kern, Leo Robin)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1001 - In Love In Vain |
Carmen McRae (v), The Sy Oliver Orchestra (acc), unknown (t, tb, g, b, str, p, d)
| a. | ST 309 | Go Slow - 03:14 (Leonard)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1003 - Go Slow |
| b. | ST 310 | Charlie Is My Darling - 02:45 (Leonard)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1003 - Go Slow |
| c. | Are You Happy? - 03:17 (unknown)
Stardust 45: Stardust 1004 - Are You Happy? / Oh My Darling | |
| All titles on: | - Stardust LP 12": SDS-118 - A Foggy Day | |
Carmen McRae (v), Herbie Mann (f, ts), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Matt Matthews (pac), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | Easy To Love - 02:26 (Cole Porter)
Bethlehem 45: BEP-108 - Carmen McRae with Mat Matthews Quartet Bethlehem 45: REN1094 - London's Girl Friends #3 (1957) Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": EXLP6 - Bethlehem's Best Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6006 - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (1956) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6068 - Jazz Vocals Awards Album (1963) | |
| b. | V 301 | Tip Toe Gently - 02:40 (Matt Matthews, Paulette Girard)
Bethlehem 45: BEP-108 - Carmen McRae with Mat Matthews Quartet Venus 45: Venus 101 - Old Devil Moon Bethlehem 45: REN1094 - London's Girl Friends #3 (1957) Bethlehem 45: - If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One) (1958) Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6006 - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (1956) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) |
| c. | V 302 | If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One) - 03:17 (C. Darwin, Paulette Girard)
Bethlehem 45: BEP-108 - Carmen McRae with Mat Matthews Quartet Decca 45: 29324 - Ooh (Whatcha Doin' To Me) (1954) Bethlehem 45: REN1094 - London's Girl Friends #3 (1957) Bethlehem 45: - If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One) (1958) Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6006 - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (1956) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request |
| d. | Old Devil Moon - 02:40 (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
Bethlehem 45: BEP-108 - Carmen McRae with Mat Matthews Quartet Venus 45: Venus 101 - Old Devil Moon Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) | |
| e. | ALT | Old Devil Moon - 02:37 (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane) |
| All titles on: | - Toshiba/EMI LP 12": TOCJ-62074 - Carmen McRae & Julie London - Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae - Bethlehem CD: 20-30162 - Carmen McRae (1994) - Rhino CD: 75990 - Carmen McRae (2000) - Charly CD: SNAP120CD - Carmen McRae (2003) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 86914 | Keep Me In Mind - 03:04 (Chuck Sweeney, N. King)
Decca 78: Decca 29398 - Keep Me In Mind (1955) Decca 45: 29398 - Keep Me In Mind (1954) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request |
| b. | 86915 | Ooh, What'cha Doin' To Me - 02:16 (A. Fields, T. Rogers)
Decca 45: 29324 - Ooh (Whatcha Doin' To Me) (1954) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request |
| c. | 86916 | They All Laughed - 02:12 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Decca 78: Decca 29398 - Keep Me In Mind (1955) Decca 45: 29398 - Keep Me In Mind (1954) Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) |
| d. | 86917 | If I'm Lucky (I'll Be The One) - 03:00 (C. Darwin, Paulette Girard)
MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
Carmen McRae (v), Tony Scott (cl), Skip Fawcett (b), Dick Katz (p), Osie Johnson (d)
| a. | You Made Me Care - 02:09 (Hubert Giraud, C. Darwin)
Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae | |
| b. | ALT | You Made Me Care - 02:09 (Hubert Giraud, C. Darwin)
Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae |
| c. | The Last Time For Love - 03:05 (Carmen McRae)
Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae | |
| d. | ALT | The Last Time For Love - 03:03 (Carmen McRae)
Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae |
| e. | Too Much In Love To Care - 02:33 (Carroll Coates, Kriegsmann)
Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 6041 - Nina Simone And Her Friends (1959) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) Bethlehem CD: - Nina Simone And Her Friends | |
| f. | ALT | Too Much In Love To Care - 03:19 (Carroll Coates, Kriegsmann)
Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 6041 - Nina Simone And Her Friends (1959) Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae Bethlehem CD: - Nina Simone And Her Friends |
| g. | ALT 2 | Too Much In Love To Care - 02:20 (Carroll Coates, Kriegsmann)
Bethlehem LP 12": BCP 6041 - Nina Simone And Her Friends (1959) Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae Bethlehem CD: - Nina Simone And Her Friends |
| All titles on: | - Toshiba/EMI LP 12": TOCJ-62074 - Carmen McRae & Julie London - Bethlehem CD: 20-30162 - Carmen McRae (1994) - Rhino CD: 75990 - Carmen McRae (2000) - Charly CD: SNAP120CD - Carmen McRae (2003) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Skip Fawcett (b), Tony Scott (p), Osie Johnson (d)
| a. | Misery - 03:53 (Tony Scott)
Bethlehem 45: REN1094 - London's Girl Friends #3 (1957) Bethlehem LP 10": BCP-1023 - Carmen McRae (1955) Toshiba/EMI LP 12": TOCJ-62074 - Carmen McRae & Julie London Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6006 - Bethlehem's Girl Friends (1956) Bethlehem LP 12": BCP-6004 - The First of Carmen McRae - The Bethlehem Years (1976) Charly CD: CDGR 129 - Carmen McRae Bethlehem CD: 20-30162 - Carmen McRae (1994) Rhino CD: 75990 - Carmen McRae (2000) Charly CD: SNAP120CD - Carmen McRae (2003) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Dave Lambert Singers (bv)
| a. | 87464 | Get Set - 02:44 (James Oliver, Trummy Young)
Decca 45: 29555 - Get Set (1955) |
| b. | 87465 | Whatever Lola Wants - 02:58 (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross)
Decca 45: 29472 - Am I The One To Blame? / Whatever Lola Wants Decca 45: 29472 - Whatever Lola Wants (1955) Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| c. | 87466 | Am I The One To Blame? (Gallop, Brewster)
Decca 45: 29472 - Am I The One To Blame? / Whatever Lola Wants Decca 45: 29472 - Whatever Lola Wants (1955) |
| d. | 87467 | You Don't Have To Tell Me - 02:58 (Carroll Coates)
Decca 45: 29555 - Get Set (1955) |
Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 87850 | A Fine Romance - 02:54 (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
Decca LP 12": DL-8490 - Boy Meets Girl (1957) |
| b. | 87851 | I Go For You - 02:56 (L. Carr, Hal David)
Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca 45: 29620 - A Fine Romance - Decca 45: 29620 - I Go For You (1955) - MCA CD: 25P2-2827 - Boy Meets Girl (1993) - Verve CD: 5895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Complete Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2005) - Decca CD: 73145895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae Complete on Decca (2005) | |
Omit Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc) on a.
Carmen McRae (v), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Dick Katz, Carmen McRae, Billy Strayhorn (p), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | 88140 | Just One Of Those Things - 02:44 (Cole Porter)
Decca 45: ED-2280 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) |
| b. | 88141 | Sometimes I'm Happy - 02:38 (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
Decca 45: ED-2279 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) |
| c. | 88142 | Something To Live For - 03:11 (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn)
Decca 45: ED-2279 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| d. | 88143 | Love Is Here To Stay - 02:44 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Decca 78: 29675 - Love Is Here To Stay (1955) Decca 45: ED-2279 - By Special Request Decca 45: 29675 - This Will Make You Laugh (1955) MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| e. | 88144 | I Can't Get Started - 03:22 (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
Decca 45: ED-2280 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| f. | 88145 | This Will Make You Laugh - 03:27 (Irene Higginbotham)
Decca 78: 29675 - Love Is Here To Stay (1955) Decca 45: ED-2280 - By Special Request Decca 45: 29675 - This Will Make You Laugh (1955) |
| g. | 88146 | Supper Time - 03:04 (Irving Berlin)
Decca 45: ED-2281 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8173 - By Special Request - Decca LP 12": MG-4219 - By Special Request (1973) - Decca LP 12": VIM-4512 - By Special Request (1977) - Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request - Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) | |
Omit Mundell Lowe (g) on c. Omit Wendell Marshall (b) on g. Omit Dick Katz (p) on c, g. Carmen McRae (p) on g only. Billy Strayhorn (p) on c only. Omit Kenny Clarke (d) on c, g.
Carmen McRae (v), Herbie Mann (f), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Dick Katz (p), Matt Matthews (pac), Kenny Clarke (d)
| a. | 88147 | My One And Only Love - 03:14 (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin)
Decca 45: ED-2281 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) GRP CD: 9935 - Priceless Jazz Collection - A Time For Love (1998) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| b. | 88148 | Yardbird Suite - 02:02 (Charlie Parker)
Decca 45: ED-2280 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) |
| c. | 88149 | Give Me The Simple Life - 02:24 (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby)
Decca 45: ED-2279 - By Special Request |
| d. | 88150 | I'll Remember April - 02:42 (Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston)
Decca 45: ED-2281 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) |
| e. | 88151 | You Took Advantage Of Me - 02:40 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Decca 45: ED-2281 - By Special Request MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: - The Ultimate Diva Collection (2003) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8173 - By Special Request - Decca LP 12": MG-4219 - By Special Request (1973) - Decca LP 12": VIM-4512 - By Special Request (1977) - Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 88860 | Tonight He's Out To Break Another Heart - 02:58 (J. Fine, M. Wolfson, E.R. White)
Decca 45: 29890 - Tonight He's Out To Break Another Heart Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
| b. | 88861 | Come On, Come In - 02:10 (Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, Al Frisch)
Decca 45: 9-29749 - Come On, Come In (1955) Decca 45: 9-29749 - The Next Time It Happens (1955) Decca LP 12": DL-8316 - The Feminine Touch |
| c. | 88862 | The Next Time It Happens - 02:55 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Decca 45: 9-29749 - Come On, Come In (1955) Decca 45: 9-29749 - The Next Time It Happens (1955) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook MCA Classics CD: MCAD-10775 - The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (1993) |
| d. | 88863 | Come Down To Earth, Mr. Smith - 02:27 (D. Mann, J. Murray)
Decca 78: Decca 29793 - I Guess I'll Dress Up For The Blues (1956) Decca 45: 29793 - Come Down To Earth, Mr. Smith (1956) Decca LP 12": DL-8316 - The Feminine Touch Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p)
| a. | 89011 | My Future Just Passed - 03:18 (Richard Whiting, George Marion, Jr.)
Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon Smithsonian Collection CD: AD 048-22 - Richard A. Whiting 1891-1938 (1994) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) |
| b. | 89012 | If You'd Stay The Way I Dream About You - 02:47 (Irene Kitchings, Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr.)
Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) |
| c. | 89013 | Speak Low - 03:07 (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| d. | 89014 | But Beautiful - 02:55 (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) |
| e. | 89015 | I Guess I'll Dress Up For The Blues - 02:38 (Mack David, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke)
Decca 78: Decca 29793 - I Guess I'll Dress Up For The Blues (1956) Decca 45: 29793 - Come Down To Earth, Mr. Smith (1956) Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Ralph Burns (con, a), Ralph Burns' Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p)
| a. | 89093 | Yesterdays - 02:33 (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Time Life Music CD: 12905 - The Classic Jazz Collection - The Fifties Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) |
| b. | 89094 | Midnight Sun - 03:45 (Johnny Mercer, Johnny Burke, Lionel Hampton)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| c. | 89095 | Last Night When We Were Young - 02:38 (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) |
| d. | 89096 | Good Morning Heartache - 03:20 (Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Dan Fisher)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! - Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! - MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon - Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) - Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Al Klink (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Dan Perri (g), Andy Ackers (p)
| a. | 89097 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You - 03:10 (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | 89098 | We'll Be Together Again - 03:04 (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| c. | 89099 | I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All - 02:48 (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson)
Decca 45: 30112 - The Party's Over Brunswick 45: 05632 - I'm A Dreamer (1956) Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae |
| d. | 89100 | Star Eyes - 03:08 (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Decca 45: 29890 - Tonight He's Out To Break Another Heart Brunswick 45: 05632 - I'm A Dreamer (1956) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8267 - Torchy! - Decca CD: MVCJ-19198 - Torchy! - MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon - Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) - Unknown CD: UCCC-9086 - Torchy (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Tadd Dameron (con, a), Tadd Dameron Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 89629 | Blue Moon - 02:35 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | 89630 | I Was Doing All Right - 02:49 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| c. | 89631 | I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket - 02:24 (Irving Berlin)
Decca 78: 30075 - Namely You (1956) MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| d. | 89632 | Nowhere - 02:45 (Joe Mooney)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8347 - Blue Moon (1957) - MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon - Verve CD: 314 543 829-2 - Blue Moon (2000) - Universal CD: UCC3014 - Blue Moon (2001) - Universal CD: UCCU5233 - Blue Moon (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jimmy Mundy (con, a), Jimmy Mundy Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 89653 | My Foolish Heart - 03:12 (Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | 89654 | Lush Life - 03:35 (Billy Strayhorn)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| c. | 89655 | Until The Real Thing Comes Along - 03:21 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols)
MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| d. | 89656 | Laughing Boy - 03:01 (Jack Segal)
Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8347 - Blue Moon (1957) - Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) - MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon - Verve CD: 314 543 829-2 - Blue Moon (2000) - Universal CD: UCC3014 - Blue Moon (2001) - Universal CD: UCCU5233 - Blue Moon (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jimmy Mundy (con, a), Jimmy Mundy Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 89683 | Summer Is Gone - 03:27 (Don Costa, J. Raker) |
| b. | 89684 | Lilacs In The Rain - 02:52 (Peter De Rose, Mitchell Parish)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) |
| c. | 89685 | All This Could Lead To Love - 03:12 (Mundell Lowe, W. Bishop)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) |
| d. | 89686 | Even If It Breaks My Heart - 02:35 (Carol M. Henry, Richard Carter) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8347 - Blue Moon (1957) - MCA CD: MCLD19392 - Torchy!/Blue Moon - Verve CD: 314 543 829-2 - Blue Moon (2000) - Universal CD: UCC3014 - Blue Moon (2001) - Universal CD: UCCU5233 - Blue Moon (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 89904 | You Don't Know Me - 02:38 (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker)
Decca 78: Decca 29949 - You Don't Know Me (1956) Decca 45: 29949 - You Don't Know Me Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| b. | 89905 | Never Loved Him Anyhow - 02:15 (Phil Springer, Fred Ebb)
Decca 78: Decca 29949 - You Don't Know Me (1956) Decca 45: 29949 - You Don't Know Me Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
| c. | 89906 | Skyliner - 02:56 (Dale Bennett)
Decca 78: Decca 30004 - Skyliner (1957) Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| d. | 89907 | If You Should Leave Me - 02:48 (Sam H. Stept)
Decca 78: Decca 30004 - Skyliner (1957) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
Omit Jack Pleis (dir) on b, d.
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 100557 | The Party's Over - 02:50 (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
Decca 45: 30112 - The Party's Over Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| b. | 100558 | Namely You - 02:46 (Johnny Mercer, Gene DePaul)
Decca 78: 30075 - Namely You (1956) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| Both titles on: | - Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae | |
Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 101700 | Tea For Two - 02:39 (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) |
| b. | 101701 | Cheek To Cheek - 04:04 (Irving Berlin)
Decca EP: 2511 - Cheek To Cheek |
| c. | 101702 | The Things We Did Last Summer - 03:12 (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) |
| d. | 101704 | Baby, It's Cold Outside - 03:17 (Frank Loesser)
Decca 45: 9-30400 - Happy To Make Your Acquaintance (1957) Decca EP: 2511 - Cheek To Cheek |
| e. | 101703 | They Didn't Believe Me - 02:59 (Jerome Kern, Anne Caldwell) |
| f. | 101705 | There's A Small Hotel - 03:33 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Decca EP: 2511 - Cheek To Cheek Rhino CD: 75972 - Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8490 - Boy Meets Girl (1957) - MCA CD: 25P2-2827 - Boy Meets Girl (1993) - Verve CD: 5895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Complete Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2005) - Decca CD: 73145895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae Complete on Decca (2005) | |
Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 101706 | People Will Say We're In Love - 03:23 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Decca EP: 2511 - Cheek To Cheek |
| b. | 101707 | Happy To Make Your Acquaintance - 03:13 (Frank Loesser)
Decca 45: 9-30400 - Happy To Make Your Acquaintance (1957) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| c. | 101708 | Two Sleepy People - 02:56 (Frank Loesser, Hoagy Carmichael) |
| d. | 101709 | Who Cares - 02:39 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| e. | 101710 | You're The Top - 03:06 (Cole Porter) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8490 - Boy Meets Girl (1957) - MCA CD: 25P2-2827 - Boy Meets Girl (1993) - Verve CD: 5895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Complete Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2005) - Decca CD: 73145895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae Complete on Decca (2005) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 101865 | It's Like Getting A Donkey To Gallop - 02:24 (Johnny Burke)
Decca 78: Decca 30274 - How Many Stars Have To Shine? (1957) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| b. | 101866 | How Many Stars Have To Shine? - 02:54 (Jack Edwards, Leo Corday, Bert Mann)
Decca 78: Decca 30274 - How Many Stars Have To Shine? (1957) MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) |
| c. | 101867 | As I Love You - 03:02 (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
Decca 45: 30540 - As I Love You / Passing Fancy MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| d. | 101868 | So Nice To Be Wrong - 02:58 (Diane Charlotte Lampert, John R. Gluck Jr., Eileen Davies Mure)
Decca 45: 9-30667 - Moon Ray MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| All titles on: | - Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation - Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Ike Isaacs (b), Ronnell Bright, Carmen McRae (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 101873 | East Of The Sun - 02:15 (Brooks Bowman)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | 101874 | Guess Who I Saw Today - 03:35 (Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) |
| c. | 101875 | My Funny Valentine - 03:35 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) GRP CD: 9938 - Priceless Jazz Collection - Rodgers & Hart (1998) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| d. | 101876 | Dream Of Life - 04:00 (Luther Henderson Jr., Carmen McRae)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| e. | 101877 | Perdido - 02:15 (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| f. | 101878 | Exactly Like You - 02:09 (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 589646 - Kissing Jessica Stein (2002) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| g. | 101879 | I Can't Escape From You - 03:35 (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting) |
| h. | 101880 | It's The Little Things That Mean So Much - 03:18 (Harold Adamson, Teddy Wilson)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8583 - After Glow - MCA Classics LP 12": VIM-4502 - After Glow - Decca CD: MVCM-267 - After Glow - Universal CD: UCCU5122 - After Glow (2003) - Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) | |
Omit Ronnell Bright (p) on f, g, h. Omit Carmen McRae (p) on a, b, c, d.
Carmen McRae (v), Ike Isaacs (b), Ronnell Bright (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 101881 | The Moon Looks Down And Laughs (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Louis Silvers)
unissued |
| b. | 101882 | Just Squeeze Me - 04:19 (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae |
| c. | 101883 | I Never Felt This Way Before (Al Dubin, Duke Ellington)
unissued |
| d. | 101884 | All My Life (Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell)
Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
Carmen McRae (v), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 102291 | All My Life - 04:19 (Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell)
Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | 102292 | Nice Work If You Can Get It - 02:33 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) GRP CD: 9937 - Priceless Jazz Collection - Gershwin Songbook (1998) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
| c. | 102293 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - 02:31 (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
| d. | 102294 | I'm Through With Love - 04:09 (Matt Malneck, Joe Livingston, Gus Kahn)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8583 - After Glow - MCA Classics LP 12": VIM-4502 - After Glow - Decca CD: MVCM-267 - After Glow - Universal CD: UCCU5122 - After Glow (2003) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), unknown (r, tb, str), Ike Isaacs (b), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 102703 | Zigeuner - 02:41 (Noel Coward) |
| b. | 102704 | I'll See You Again - 02:45 (Noel Coward)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| c. | 102705 | Someday I'll Find You - 02:57 (Noel Coward) |
| d. | 102706 | I'll Follow My Secret Heart - 02:45 (Noel Coward)
Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8662 - Mad About The Man - Stanyan LP 12": 10115 - Mad About The Man (1974) - Decca CD: MVCJ-19202 - Mad About The Man - Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) | |
Carmen McRae (v), unknown (r, tb, str), Charlie Shavers (t), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 102707 | If Love Were All - 02:51 (Noel Coward)
Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| b. | 102708 | Mad About The Boy - 04:18 (Noel Coward)
Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| c. | 102709 | World Weary - 02:56 (Noel Coward) |
| d. | 102710 | A Room With A View - 02:45 (Noel Coward)
MCA LP 12": CB-20018 - Here To Stay (1973) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8662 - Mad About The Man - Stanyan LP 12": 10115 - Mad About The Man (1974) - Decca CD: MVCJ-19202 - Mad About The Man - Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) | |
Carmen McRae (v), unknown (r, tb, str), Charlie Shavers (t), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 102711 | I Can't Do Anything At All - 03:00 (Noel Coward) |
| b. | 102712 | Never Again - 02:49 (Noel Coward) |
| c. | 102713 | Poor Little Rich Girl - 03:04 (Noel Coward) |
| d. | 102714 | Why Does Love Get In The Way? - 02:35 (Noel Coward)
Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8662 - Mad About The Man - Stanyan LP 12": 10115 - Mad About The Man (1974) - Decca CD: MVCJ-19202 - Mad About The Man - Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) | |
Omit Carmen McRae (v) on a. Omit Ray Bryant (p) on a. Omit Specs Wright (d) on a.
Carmen McRae (v), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant, Junior Mance, Carmen McRae (p), Jimmy Cobb, Specs Wright (d)
| a. | I'll Remember April - 02:45 (Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) | |
| b. | Body And Soul - 03:34 (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) | |
| c. | Skyliner - 02:14 (Dale Bennett) | |
| d. | Midnight Sun - 04:13 (Johnny Mercer, Johnny Burke, Lionel Hampton) | |
| e. | Love Is Here To Stay - 02:37 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) | |
| f. | Perdido - 02:48 (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake)
Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) | |
| All titles on: | - Verve CD: 599 809-2 - At Newport (2000) | |
Omit Ray Bryant (p) on a, b, f. Junior Mance (p) on a, b only. Carmen McRae (p) on f only. Jimmy Cobb (d) on a, b only. Omit Specs Wright (d) on a, b.
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 103307 | Rich Man, Poor Man - 02:59 (George Forrest, R. Wright)
Decca 45: 30468 - Rich Man, Poor Man (1957) |
| b. | 103308 | Coax Me - 02:54 (Ernest Schweiker, Frank Reardon)
Decca 45: 30468 - Rich Man, Poor Man (1957) |
| c. | 103309 | Passing Fancy - 02:26 (Robert Arthur)
Decca 45: 30540 - As I Love You / Passing Fancy Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
| All titles on: | - MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook | |
Probably same personnel as June 18th, 1957
Carmen McRae (v)
| a. | My Funny Valentine - 03:48 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) | |
| b. | Exactly Like You - 02:21 (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
Calliope LP 12": CAL3016 - My Funny Valentine | |
| Both titles on: | - Calliope LP 12": CAL-3016 - Sessions, Live | |
Carmen McRae (v), Fred Katz (dir), Fred Katz Orchestra (acc), Buddy Collette (f, as), George Smith (cl), Justin Gordon (bcl), Warren Webb (o), Joseph Gibbons (g), Ike Isaacs (b), Joe Marino (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | L10646 | You're Mine - 01:55 (Ted Snyder, Samuel M. Lewis, Joe Young) |
| b. | L10647 | I Remember Clifford - 02:58 (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| c. | L10648 | A Shoulder To Cry On - 03:54 (C. Darwin, Paulette Girard) |
| d. | L10649 | Weak For The Man - 04:09 (Jeanie Burns)
Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8738 - Carmen For Cool Ones - Decca CD: MVCM-268 - Carmen For Cool Ones | |
Carmen McRae (v), Fred Katz (con, cll, a), Bill Green, Harry Klee (f), George Smith (cl), Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon (bcl), Ike Isaacs (b), Joe Marino, John Towner Williams (p, cel), Larry Bunker (vib), Frank Flynn (vib, mar), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | L10668 | All The Things You Are - 02:23 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| b. | L10669 | (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? - 01:50 (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen) |
| c. | L10670 | If I Were A Bell - 01:53 (Frank Loesser)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| d. | L10671 | Any Old Time - 03:08 (Artie Shaw)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| e. | L10672 | What's New - 02:27 (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| f. | L10673 | Without A Word Of Warning - 03:21 (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) |
| g. | L10674 | The Night We Called It A Day - 04:25 (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8738 - Carmen For Cool Ones - Decca CD: MVCM-268 - Carmen For Cool Ones | |
Bill Green (f) on a, b, c only. Harry Klee (f) on a, b, c only. George Smith (cl) on a, b, c only. Mahlon Clark (bcl) on a, b, c only. Justin Gordon (bcl) on a, b, c only. Omit Joe Marino (p) on a, b, c. Omit John Towner Williams (p) on a, b, c. Omit Joe Marino (cel) on a, b, c. Omit John Towner Williams (cel) on a, b, c. Larry Bunker (vib) on g only. Omit Frank Flynn (vib) on a, b, c. Omit Frank Flynn (mar) on a, b, c. Fred Katz (cll) on g only.
Carmen McRae (v), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | A Foggy Day - 01:30 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| b. | They All Laughed - 02:14 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
King Jazz LP 12": KLJ-20030 - Rare Of The Rarest Jazz Performances Volume 1 | |
| Both titles on: | - Sounds Great LP 12": 8005 - Mahogany Hall Stomp - Timex Jazz Special | |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc), Charlie Shavers (t), Ike Isaacs (b), Ray Bryant (p), Specs Wright (d)
| a. | 104513 | Invitation - 02:52 (Paul Francis Webster, Bronislau Kaper)
Decca 45: 30618 - Invitation Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
| b. | 104514 | Free And Easy - 02:13 (Arthur)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae |
| c. | 104515 | Moon Ray - 02:26 (Arthur Quenzer, Paul Madison, Artie Shaw)
Decca 45: 9-30667 - Moon Ray Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) Gambit CD: 69204 - Complete Recordings: Carmen McRae & Ray Bryant (2005) |
| d. | 104516 | Lo and Behold - 02:53 (Charles Singleton, R. Simon, M. Lewis)
Decca 45: 30618 - Invitation Vocalion LP 12": VL-3697 - Carmen McRae Official LP 12": 3027 - Invitation Official CD: 83 027 - Invitation (1989) |
Carmen McRae (v), Fred Katz (con, a), Pete Candoli, Ray Linn (t), Milt Bernhardt, Bob Enevoldsen (tb), Vince DeRosa (frh), John Johnson (tu), Billy Bean (g), Red Mitchell (b), Calvin Jackson (p), Larry Bunker (d)
| a. | L10927 | I Get A Kick Out Of You - 02:18 (Cole Porter)
Decca LP 12": DL-8738 - Carmen For Cool Ones Decca CD: MVCM-268 - Carmen For Cool Ones Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) |
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (dir), Jack Pleis Orchestra (acc)
| a. | 105331 | Love Me - 03:00 (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
unissued |
| b. | 105332 | I'll Love You ('Till I Die) - 03:00 (J. Kosloff, V. Packard)
Brunswick 45: 105332 - I'll Love You (Till I Die) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| c. | 105333 | I'll Love The Ground You Walk On - 02:15 (M. Watts, R. Mosley)
Decca 45: 30727 - I'll Love The Ground You Walk On MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Dick Berg, Donald Carrado, Fred Kelin, Anthony Miranda (frh), Mundell Lowe (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Teddy Sommer (d)
| a. | 105400 | Mister Meadowlark - 02:44 (Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson) |
| b. | 105401 | Skylark - 03:02 (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Smithsonian CD: - Classic Hoagy Carmichael Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| c. | 105402 | Bye Bye Blackbird - 03:22 (Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| d. | 105403 | Flamingo - 03:41 (Ted Grouya, Ed Anderson)
Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) |
| e. | 105404 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - 04:58 (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin)
Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| f. | 105405 | When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano - 02:35 (Leon Rene) |
| All titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather - Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) - Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) - Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Al Cohn, Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Mundell Lowe (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Nick Stabulas (d), Ray Charles, The Ray Charles Singers (bkv)
| a. | 105406 | His Eye Is On The Sparrow - 03:19 (Traditional)
Decca 45: 30884 - Summertime Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| b. | 105407 | The Eagle And Me - 02:47 (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg)
Decca 45: 32000 - The Eagle and Me Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather Smithsonian Collection CD: RD 048-16 - E.Y. Harburg 1898-1981 (1994) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| c. | 105408 | When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin Along - 02:35 (Woods)
Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Verve CD: - Jazz For Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle & Shake (2004) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| d. | 105409 | Georgia Rose - 03:16 (Jimmy Flynn, Harry Rosenthal, Alexander C. Sullivan)
Decca 45: 32000 - The Eagle and Me Vocalion LP 12": VL-73828 - My Foolish Heart (1969) Decca CD: 25P2-2824 - By Special Request Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
Omit Carmen McRae (v) on a. Ray Charles (bkv) on a only. The Ray Charles Singers (bkv) on a only.
Carmen McRae (v), Ralph Burns (dir, a), Al Cohn, Ben Webster (ts), Irving "Marky" Markowitz (t), Barry Galbraith (g), Aaron Bell (b), Don Abney (p), Don Lamond (d)
| a. | 105410 | Bob White - 02:55 (Johnny Mercer, Bernie D. Hanighen)
Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| b. | 105411 | Baltimore Oriole - 03:51 (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster)
Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| c. | 105412 | Chicken Today And Feathers Tomorrow - 03:08 (John Marks)
Decca LP 12": DL-8815 - Birds of A Feather Decca CD: 314 589 515-2 - Birds Of A Feather (2002) Lone Hill Jazz CD: LHJ10152 - The Complete Ralph Burns Sessions Featuring Ben Webster (2004) Unknown CD: UCCC9110 - Birds of a Feather (2004) |
| d. | 105413 | Summertime (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)
Decca 45: 30884 - Summertime |
Chicken Today and Feathers Tomorrow may be Master # 105456
Carmen McRae (v), Jack Pleis (con, a)
| a. | 105912 | My Man's Gone Now - 04:12 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| b. | 105913 | Summertime - 02:57 (George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Ira Gershwin)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 126 36 - More Of The Best (1996) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca LP 12": DL-8854 - Porgy And Bess - Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) - Verve CD: 5895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Complete Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2005) - Decca CD: 73145895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae Complete on Decca (2005) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Luther Henderson, Frank Hunter (con, a), Frank Hunter Orchestra (acc), Joe Benjamin (b), Don Abney (p), Charles Smith (d)
| a. | K3146 | Isn't It Romantic - 03:05 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Kapp LP 12": KL-1117 - Book of Ballads MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Kapp CD: 25P2-2823 - Book Of Ballads Kapp CD: MVCZ-44 - Book of Ballads Universal CD: UCCU5035 - Book of Ballads (2003) Universal CD: UCCU9535 - Book of Ballads (2004) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| b. | K3147 | Willingly (Mˇlodie Perdue) - 02:39 (Hubert Giraud, Carl Sigman)
Kapp 45: 275 - Willingly Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away |
| c. | K3148 | Please Be Kind - 03:14 (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
Kapp LP 12": KL-1117 - Book of Ballads Kapp CD: 25P2-2823 - Book Of Ballads Kapp CD: MVCZ-44 - Book of Ballads Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Universal CD: UCCU5035 - Book of Ballads (2003) Universal CD: UCCU9535 - Book of Ballads (2004) |
| d. | K3149 | Two Faces In The Dark (Dorothy Fields, Albert Hague, Bob Dixon)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away |
| e. | K3154 | The Thrill Is Gone - 03:51 (Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Kapp LP 12": KL-1117 - Book of Ballads Kapp CD: 25P2-2823 - Book Of Ballads Kapp CD: MVCZ-44 - Book of Ballads Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Universal CD: UCCU5035 - Book of Ballads (2003) Universal CD: UCCU9535 - Book of Ballads (2004) |
Omit Luther Henderson (con) on a, e. Omit Luther Henderson (a) on a, e.
Carmen McRae (v), Frank Hunter (con), Frank Hunter Orchestra (acc), Joe Benjamin (b), Don Abney (p), Charles Smith (d)
| a. | K3155 | If Love Is Good To Me - 03:33 (R. Evans, Fred Spielman)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| b. | K3156 | By Myself - 03:12 (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) |
| c. | K3157 | Something I Dreamed Last Night - 04:03 (Jack Yellen, Herb Magidson, Sammy Fain) |
| d. | K3158 | Do You Know Why? - 02:51 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| e. | K3159 | He Was Too Good To Me - 02:40 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) |
| f. | K3168 | How Long Has This Been Going On? - 04:09 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) Verve CD: 731458962021 - Verve Unmixed (2002) |
| g. | K3169 | When I Fall In Love - 03:51 (Edward Heyman, Victor Popular Young)
Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Verve CD: - The Jazz Wedding Album (2004) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| h. | K3170 | Angel Eyes - 02:46 (Earl K. Brent, Matt Dennis)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is |
| i. | K3171 | My Romance - 03:57 (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) Universal CD: UCCU9172 - Thousand Yen Jazz: Best Of (2006) |
| All titles on: | - Kapp LP 12": KL-1117 - Book of Ballads - Kapp CD: 25P2-2823 - Book Of Ballads - Kapp CD: MVCZ-44 - Book of Ballads - Universal CD: UCCU5035 - Book of Ballads (2003) - Universal CD: UCCU9535 - Book of Ballads (2004) | |
Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae (v)
| a. | L11270 | I Loves You Porgy - 03:45 (Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Decca LP 12": DL-8854 - Porgy And Bess Verve CD: 5895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Complete Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae on Decca (2005) Decca CD: 73145895462 - Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae Complete on Decca (2005) |
| b. | L11271 | Buenas Noches, Mi Amor (unknown)
unissued |
Carmen McRae (v), Frank Hunter (dir), Frank Hunter Orchestra (acc), Joe Benjamin (b), Don Abney (p), Charles Smith (d)
| a. | K3259 | My Love Can Do No Wrong (unknown)
unissued |
| b. | K3260 | Which Way Is Love - 02:33 (James Shelton)
Kapp 45: 259 - Which Way Is Love MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| c. | K3261 | Play For Keeps - 02:34 (Robert Allen)
Kapp 45: 259 - Which Way Is Love MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
Carmen McRae (v), Luther Henderson (con, a)
| a. | K3426 | I'll Be Seeing You - 03:42 (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: - The Original Great American Songbook (2003) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| b. | K3427 | When You're Away - 03:18 (Victor Herbert, Henry Blossom)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away |
| c. | K3428 | The More I See You (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
unissued |
| d. | K3429 | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - 03:06 (Cole Porter)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) Time Life Music CD: 17930 - The Classic Jazz Collection - Torch Songs MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) GRP CD: 9936 - Priceless Jazz Collection - Cole Porter Songbook (1998) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
Carmen McRae (v), Luther Henderson (con, a)
| a. | K3434 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Gus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown)
unissued |
| b. | K3435 | When Your Lover Has Gone - 03:36 (Einar A. Swan)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| c. | K3436 | I Concentrate On You - 03:36 (Cole Porter)
Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away Decca CD: GRD-631 - Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters (1993) |
| d. | K3437 | No Love, No Nothin' (Leo Robin, Harry Warren)
unissued |
Carmen McRae (v), unknown (b, d), Don Abney (p)
| a. | K3478 | If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight - 02:21 (Henry Creamer, Jimmy Johnson) |
| b. | K3479 | I Only Have Eyes For You - 03:47 (Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| c. | K3480 | I'm Glad There Is You - 03:54 (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira Mertz)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Time Life Music CD: 12094 - The Classic Jazz Collection - Jazz Greats GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| d. | K3481 | Ain't Misbehavin' - 03:16 (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) Hip-O/Universal CD: 528530Z - The Best of Carmen McRae: The Millenium Collection (2004) |
| All titles on: | - Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) - MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away - Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Andre Previn Quintet (acc), Art Pepper (as), Gerry Mulligan (bar), Art Farmer (t), Buddy Clark (b), Andre Previn (p), Shelly Manne (d)
| a. | Coffee Time - 02:43 (Arthur Freed, Harry Warren)
MGM LP 12": MGM E-3812 - The Subterraneans Rhino CD: R2 72464 - Bachelor In Paradise (1996) | |
Don Abney, Carmen McRae (v), Johnny Fisher (b), Stuff Combe (d)
| a. | They All Laughed - 02:28 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| b. | As I Love You - 03:57 (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) | |
| c. | East Of The Sun - 02:10 (Brooks Bowman) | |
| d. | I Get A Kick Out Of You - 01:42 (Cole Porter) | |
| All titles unissued | ||
Carmen McRae (v)
| a. | K3969 | The More I See You - 04:06 (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
Kapp 45: K302 - The More I See You (1959) Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Kapp LP 12": KS-3018 - When You're Away (1959) MCA CD: MVCM-289 - When You're Away Decca CD: 11105-0647-2 - I'll Be Seeing You (1992) Verve CD: B000132802 - NEA Jazz Masters (2004) Verve CD: - Carmen McRae For Lovers (2006) Universal CD: UCCV4127 - Carmen Mcrae For Lovers (2006) |
| b. | K3970 | Don't Cry Joe - 02:49 (Joe Marsala)
Kapp 45: K302 - The More I See You (1959) MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| c. | K3971 | Show Me The Way - 02:35 (Ben Raleigh, Don Wolf)
Kapp 45: Kapp 290 - Show Me The Way MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
| d. | K3972 | Talk To Me - 02:32 (Snyder, Kahan, Vallee)
Kapp 45: Kapp 290 - Show Me The Way MCA LP 12": MCA-3136/7 - A Memorable Songbook |
Carmen McRae (v), Ernie Wilkins (con, a), Vinnie Dean, Phil Woods (as), Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Al Stewart, Richard Williams (t), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Paul Faulise (bt), Tommy Williams (b), Dick Katz (p), Floyd Williams (d)
| a. | K4171 | I See Your Face Before Me - 02:24 (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz)
Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) |
| b. | K4172 | A Sleepin' Bee - 02:29 (Truman Capote, Harold Arlen)
Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) |
| c. | K4173 | Comes Love - 02:46 (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Kapp EP: 214010 - Comes Love (1961) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| d. | K4174 | Three Little Words - 01:54 (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) |
| All titles on: | - MCA Victor CD: MVCM-269 - Something To Swing About (1992) - Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) | |
Carmen McRae (v), Ernie Wilkins (con, a), Vinnie Dean, Porter Kilbert (as), Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Ernie Royal, Al Stewart, Richard Williams (t), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Paul Faulise (bt), Tommy Williams (b), Dick Katz (p), Floyd Williams (d)
| a. | K4175 | It's Love - 02:58 (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein)
MCA Victor CD: MVCM-269 - Something To Swing About (1992) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) |
| b. | K4176 | How Little We Know - 02:30 (Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is Kapp EP: 214010 - Comes Love (1961) Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) MCA Victor CD: MVCM-269 - Something To Swing About (1992) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| c. | K4177 | You Leave Me Breathless - 02:39 (Frederick Hollaender, Ralph Freed)
Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) MCA Victor CD: MVCM-269 - Something To Swing About (1992) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) |
| d. | K4178 | Love Is A Simple Thing (June Carroll, Arthur Siegel)
unissued |
Carmen McRae (v), Ernie Wilkins (con, a), Vinnie Dean, Phil Woods (as), Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Ernie Royal, Al Stewart, Richard Williams (t), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Paul Faulise (bt), Tommy Williams (b), Dick Katz (p), Floyd Williams (d)
| a. | K4178 | Love Is A Simple Thing - 02:04 (June Carroll, Arthur Siegel)
MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) GRP CD: 9897 - Priceless Jazz Collection 1955-1959 (1998) Verve CD: 37602-0 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2000) Polygram CD: UCCV4039 - Carmen McRae's Finest Hour (2001) |
| b. | K4191 | I Couldn't Care Less - 02:26 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
Kapp EP: 214010 - Comes Love (1961) |
| c. | K4192 | Falling In Love With Love - 02:16 (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
Kapp LP 12": PKS6077 - This Is MCA LP 12": MCA2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) MCA Cassette: MCAC2-4111 - The Greatest of Carmen McRae (1977) Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003) Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003) |
| d. | K4193 | That's For Me - 02:49 (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Kapp EP: 214010 - Comes Love (1961) Kapp CD: 25P2-2826 - Something To Swing About (1989) Decca CD: 610 - Here To Stay (1992) Laserlight Digital/Delta Music CD: 12 635 - Some Of The Best (1996) |
| e. | K4194 | Alone Together - 02:21 (Arthur Schwartz, Harold Dietz) |
| All titles on: | - MCA Victor CD: MVCM-269 - Something To Swing About (1992) | |