Carmen McRae The 1980's & 90's



Generated on Tue, Aug 22, 2006


Date: June 1980
Location: Soundmixers, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (v), George Shearing (v, p)

a.I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You - 03:41  (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
b.You're All I Need - 03:15  (Bronislau Kaper, Walter Jurmann, Gus Kahn)
c.Gentleman Friend - 04:11  (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne)
d.More Than You Know - 04:33  (Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
e.Cloudy Morning - 02:55  (Joseph McCarthy Jr., Marian Fisher)
f.Too Late Now - 05:02  (Burton Lane, Alan Lerner)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
g.If I Should Lose You - 02:16  (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
h.Ghost Of Yesterday - 04:51  (Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr., Irene Wilson)
i.What Is There To Say - 04:54  (Vernon Duke, E.Y. Harburg)
j.Two For The Road - 03:29  (Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse)
All titles on: -     Concord LP 12": VICJ-23825 - Two For The Road (1980)
-     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
-     Concord CD: 60922 - Two For The Road (2002)
-     Victor CD: UCCV4127 - Two For The Road (2002)

George Shearing (v) on e only.

Date: July 15, 1980
Location: Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France

Carmen McRae (v), Jay Anderson (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.No More Blues - 05:04  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
b.'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness (If I Do) - 04:31  (Porter Grainger, Robert Graham Prince, Clarence Williams)
c.Burst In With The Dawn - 04:43  (Al Jarreau)
All titles unissued 

Date: January 17, 1981
Location: Bubba's, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Carmen McRae (v), Jim Anderson (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.That Old Black Magic - 03:47  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
b.Superwoman - 04:11  (Stevie Wonder)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
c.I Concentrate On You - 04:44  (Cole Porter)
d.New York State Of Mind - 05:24  (Billy Joel)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
e.Underneath The Apple Tree - 04:16  (Franks)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
f.Thou Swell - 01:17  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
g.Send In The Clowns - 04:43  (Stephen Sondheim)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
h.I Just Can't Wait To See You - 05:17  (Mark K. Franklin)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
i.How Long Has This Been Going On? - 04:45  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
j.If I Were A Bell - 01:45  (Frank Loesser)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
k.My Foolish Heart - 07:17  (Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
l.Secret Love - 04:10  (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster)
     Kingdom Jazz LP 12": Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
     Starburst CD: 1004 - Superwoman (2001)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
All titles on: -     The Essence CD: TBP1041 - Live: Jazz Essentials Series
-     Kingdom Jazz CD: CD Gate 7001 - Carmen McRae Recorded Live at Bubba's (1988)
-     Point CD: 8468 - Black Magic: Live At Bubba's Jazz Restaurant (2000)
-     Galaxy CD: - Jazz Cafe Presents Carmen McRae (2006)

Date: July 1981
Location: Concord Jazz Festival, Concord, California

Carmen McRae (v), John Leftwich (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Donald Bailey (d)

a.My Foolish Heart - 06:32  (Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
b.My Gentleman Friend - 03:25  (Arnold Horwitt, Richard Lewine)
c.Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 03:13  (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
All titles unissued 

Carmen McRae (v) on a only. John Leftwich (b) on a only. Marshall Otwell (p) on a only. Donald Bailey (d) on a only.

Date: August 25, 1981
Location: The Tonight Show (Hosted by Bill Cosby), Burbank, California

Carmen McRae (v)

a.Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me  (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
b.I Just Can't Wait To See You  (Mark K. Franklin)
Both titles unissued 

Date: September 26, 1981
Location: Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Carmen McRae (v), Benny Carter (as), Bob Bowman (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.That Old Black Magic - 03:42  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
b.Love Came On Stealthy Fingers - 06:10  (Bob Dorough)
c.Time After Time - 02:45  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
d.Sophisticated Lady - 05:40  (Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington)
e.Thou Swell - 01:38  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f.Body And Soul - 06:15  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
g.Mean To Me - 06:45  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
All titles unissued 

Benny Carter (as) on f, g only.

Date: December 31, 1981
Location: Blue Note Club, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (v), Zoot Sims (sax), John Collins (g), John Leftwich (b), Carmen McRae, Marshall Otwell (p), Donald Bailey (d)

a.Miss Brown To You - 02:34  (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting, Ralph Rainger)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
b.Good Morning Heartache - 04:21  (Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Dan Fisher)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
c.I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) - 04:23  (Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
d.Fine And Mellow - 06:23  (Billie Holiday)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
e.Them There Eyes - 01:26  (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
f.Lover Man - 06:18  (Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
g.I Cried For You - 02:19  (Gus Arnheim, Abe Lymen, Arthur Freed)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
h.God Bless The Child - 06:42  (Billie Holiday, Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr.)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
i.I'm Pullin' Through - 02:57  (Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
j.Don't Explain - 04:06  (Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
k.What A Little Moonlight Can Do - 02:50  (Harry Woods)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-625 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37047 - For Lady Day, Volume One (1999)
l.Laughing At Life - 02:06  (Charles Kenny, Nick Kenny)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
m.You Ain't Gonna Bother Me No More - 03:48  (Russell)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
n.Easy Living - 02:53  (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
o.Yesterdays - 04:41  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
p.My Old Flame - 06:18  (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
q.Nice Work If You Can Get It - 02:50  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
r.Billie's Blues - 04:48  (Billie Holiday)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
s.Trav'lin' Light - 03:26  (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
t.If You Were Mine - 05:46  (Matt Malneck, Johnny Mercer)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
u.It's Like Reaching For The Moon  (Al Sherman, Gerald Marqusee, Al Lewis)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
v.I'm Painting The Town Red - 01:36  (Charles Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Charles Newman)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
w.You've Changed - 05:31  (Bill Carey, Carl Fischer)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
x.Mean To Me - 03:12  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
     Novus CD: 1241 63190-2 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1995)
     BMG CD: BVCJ37048 - For Lady Day, Volume Two (1999)
 

t, u performed as medley.

Zoot Sims (sax) on c, f, g, h, p, q, r, s, x only. Omit John Collins (g) on i. Omit John Leftwich (b) on i. Carmen McRae (p) on i only. Omit Marshall Otwell (p) on i. Omit Donald Bailey (d) on i.

Date: January 1982
Location: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California

Carmen McRae (v), Al Bent, Mike Heathman (tb), Bob Fisher (b), Mark Levine, Marshall Otwell (p), Cal Tjader (vib)

a.Heat Wave - 03:03  (Irving Berlin)
b.All In Love Is Fair - 04:27  (Stevie Wonder)
c.Besame Mucho - 05:26  (Sunny Skylar, Valazquez)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
d.Evil Ways - 05:15  (Henry)
e.Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 03:12  (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
f.Love - 03:07  (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin)
g.Upside Down (Flor de Lis) - 04:52  (Regina Werneck Neves, Caetano Viana)
h.The Visit - 04:13  (Ivan Lins)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
i.Speak Low - 03:42  (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash)
j.Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - 05:56  (Stevie Wonder)
All titles on: -     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-189 - Heat Wave
-     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
-     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4189 - Heat Wave (1982)

Omit Mark Levine (p) on b, c, e, g, h. Omit Marshall Otwell (p) on a, d, f, i, j.

Date: July 3, 1982
Location: Avery Fisher Hall, New York City

Carmen McRae (v), Dizzy Gillespie (t)

a.Come In From The Rain - 03:50  (Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager)
b.Dream Of Life - 02:44  (Luther Henderson Jr., Carmen McRae)
c.Unknown Performance - 03:30
d.Some Other Spring - 03:11  (Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings)
e.Billie's Blues - 07:40  (Billie Holiday)
All titles unissued 

Dizzy Gillespie (t) on e only.

Date: July 16, 1982
Location: Nice Jazz Festival, Nice, France

Carmen McRae (v), John Leftwich (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Donald Bailey (d)

a.I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) - 02:45  (Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand)
b.Along Came Bill - 03:08  (unknown)
c.As Long As I Live - 03:28  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
All titles unissued 

Date: July 22, 1982
Location: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland

Carmen McRae (v), Donald Bailey, John Leftwich (b), Marshall Otwell (p)

a.Nice Work If You Can Get It - 02:05  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
b.Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 03:02  (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
c.Everything A Good Man Needs - 04:53  (Traditional)
d.Body And Soul - 03:26  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
e.Them There Eyes - 01:59  (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
f.My Funny Valentine - 03:20  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
g.No More Blues - 06:42  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
h.Everything Happens To Me - 04:57  (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
i.Upside Down (Flor de Lis) - 05:56  (Regina Werneck Neves, Caetano Viana)
j.Take Five - 03:50  (Paul Desmond)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
k.Besame Mucho - 05:09  (Sunny Skylar, Valazquez)
l.New York State Of Mind - 05:52  (Billy Joel)
m.Don't Misunderstand - 03:32  (Gordon Parks)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
n.Ain't Misbehavin' - 03:38  (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
     Jazz Time (Net) CD: 8134 - Everything Happens To Me (1997)
All titles on: -     Jazz Hour CD: 73582 - Everything Happens To Me (1999)
-     Giants Of Jazz CD: CD 53323 - Immortal Concerts (2000)
-     Past Perfect CD: 220358 - No More Blues (2001)

Date: November 1983
Location: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California

Carmen McRae (v), John Collins (g), John Leftwich (b), Marshall Otwell (p), Donald Bailey (d)

a.I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm - 03:33  (Nat "King" Cole)
b.Beautiful Moons Ago - 03:10  (Oscar Moore, Nat "King" Cole)
c.The Frim Fram Sauce - 03:59  (Joe Richardel, Redd Evans)
d.Come In Out Of The Rain - 03:12  (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
e.How Does It Feel - 04:04  (Marvin Fisher, Roy Alfred)
f.If I Had You - 03:49  (Ted Shapiro, Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
g.I Can't See For Looking - 03:29  (Robinson, Stanford)
h.Sweet Lorraine - 03:34  (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
i.You're Lookin' At Me - 04:12  (Bobby Troup)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
j.Just You, Just Me - 03:57  (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages)
All titles on: -     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-235 - You're Lookin At Me
-     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
-     Concord Jazz CD: K32Y-6065 - You're Lookin At Me

The album which resulted from these sessions "You're Lookin' At Me" was nominated for a 1983 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance". Carmen lost to Joe Williams.

Date: March 11, 1985

Marian McPartland (v, p), Carmen McRae (v)

a.It's The Little Things That Mean So Much - 00:53  (Harold Adamson, Teddy Wilson)
b.I'm Pullin' Through - 02:19  (Arthur Louis Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings)
c.Sweet Lorraine - 03:52  (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
d.I Never Felt This Way Before - 03:09  (Al Dubin, Duke Ellington)
e.As Time Goes By - 03:55  (Herman Hupfeld)
f.Carmen's Blues - 01:33  (Marian McPartland, Carmen McRae)
g.As Long As I Live - 03:40  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
h.Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry - 05:15  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
i.I Hadn't Anyone Till You - 02:00  (Ray Noble)
j.Old Devil Moon - 03:49  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
All titles on: -     The Jazz Alliance CD: TJA-12039-2 - Marion McPartland's Piano Jazz (2002)

Marian McPartland (v) on c, e, f, h only. Omit Carmen McRae (v) on j. Omit Marian McPartland (p) on j.

Date: April 15, 1986
Location: Kan-I-Hoken Hall, Tokyo

Carmen McRae (v), Bob Bowman (b), Pat Coil, Carmen McRae (p, elp), Mark Pulice (d)

a.That Old Black Magic - 03:49  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
b.I Get Along Without You Very Well - 03:54  (Hoagy Carmichael, Jane Brown Thompson)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
c.I Concentrate On You - 04:40  (Cole Porter)
d.Love Came On Stealthy Fingers - 04:35  (Bob Dorough)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
e.Getting Some Fun Out Of Life - 02:11  (Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
f.Thou Swell - 01:55  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
g.My Old Flame - 03:30  (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
h.Yesterdays - 04:41  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
i.Listen Here - 04:43  (Dave Frishberg)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
j.If I Were A Bell - 01:36  (Frank Loesser)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
k.But Not For Me - 05:30  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Samuel M. Lewis)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
l.What A Little Moonlight Can Do - 02:28  (Harry Woods)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
m.That Old Devil Called Love - 04:16  (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
n.As Long As I Live - 03:42  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
o.Upside Down (Flor de Lis) - 04:04  (Regina Werneck Neves, Caetano Viana)
p.Dindi - 04:29  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Aloysio Oliveira)
q.No More Blues - 04:32  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
r.Beautiful Moons Ago - 02:52  (Oscar Moore, Nat "King" Cole)
s.I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm - 02:39  (Nat "King" Cole)
t.Evergreen (Love Theme From "A Star Is Born") - 03:06  (Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
u.With One More Look At You - 04:22  (Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams)
     LOBster CD: LFA-1055 - Live In Tokyo
     Absorb Music CD: ABCJ337 - Live in Tokyo (2004)
All titles on: -     Image Entertainment DVD: 529579 - Carmen McRae Live (1999)
-     Red Distribution, Inc. DVD: - Double Time Jazz Collection Volume One (2004)
-     Home Vision Entertainment VHS: - Carmen McRae Live (1994)
-     Unknown Laserdisc: VAL-3019 - Carmen McRae Live

Omit Pat Coil (p) on m, n. Carmen McRae (p) on n only. Pat Coil (elp) on i only. Carmen McRae (elp) on m only.

Date: June 23, 1986
Location: New York, New York

Carmen McRae (v), Clifford Jordan (ts), John Collins (g), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.Tulip Or Turnip - 04:37  (Duke Ellington, Don George)
b.Old Devil Moon - 04:20  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
c.Have You Met Miss Jones? - 05:20  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
d.I Hear Music - 04:49  (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser)
e.This Is Always - 05:05  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
f.Mean To Me - 04:23  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
g.Body And Soul - 06:30  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
h.Prelude To A Kiss - 05:25  (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
i.Any Old Time - 03:01  (Artie Shaw)
j.It Could Happen To You - 02:22  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
k.I'm Glad There Is You - 03:51  (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira Mertz)
l.Billie's Blues - 05:14  (Billie Holiday)
m.Love Me Tender - 05:56  (Elvis Presley, Vera Matson)
All titles on: -     Denon LP 12": YF-7123 - Any Old Time
-     Denon CD: 43CY-2130 - Any Old Time (1993)
-     Columbia CD: COCB53482 - Any Old Time (2005)

The LP resulting from this session "Any Old Time" was nominated for a 1987 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female". Carmen lost to Dianne Schurr.

Date: July 5, 1986
Location: Hollaburn

Carmen McRae (v), Ray Brown (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Mickey Roker (d)

a.I Hear Music - 01:56  (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser)
b.Prelude To A Kiss - 04:11  (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
c.Old Devil Moon - 04:28  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
d.This Is Always - 05:09  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.No More Blues - 03:40  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
f.Too Late Now - 04:02  (Burton Lane, Alan Lerner)
g.Thou Swell - 01:05  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
h.Body And Soul - 04:03  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
i.Beautiful Moons Ago - 02:51  (Oscar Moore, Nat "King" Cole)
j.Listen Here - 04:17  (Dave Frishberg)
All titles unissued 

Date: July 13, 1986
Location: North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag

Carmen McRae (v), Ray Brown (b), George Gaffney (p), Mickey Roker (d)

a.That Old Black Magic  (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)
b.Prelude To A Kiss  (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills)
c.Old Devil Moon  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
d.This Is Always  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.No More Blues  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
f.More Than You Know  (Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans)
All titles unissued 

Date: September 23, 1986
Location: The Tonight Show (Hosted by Bill Cosby), Burbank, California

Carmen McRae (v)

a.With One More Look At You  (Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams)
     unissued
 

Date: January 30 - February 1, 1987
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Betty Carter, Carmen McRae (v), Jim Hughart (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Winard Harper (d)

a.What's New - 04:20  (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke)
     Great American Music Hall LP 12": GAMH-2706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
b.I Hear Music - 02:52  (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser)
Both titles on: -     Polygram CD: 529579 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1996)

Omit Betty Carter (v) on b.

Date: January 30 - February 1, 1987
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Betty Carter, Carmen McRae (v), Jim Hughart (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Winard Harper (d)

a.Stolen Moments - 03:36  (Oliver Nelson, Mark Murphy)
     Great American Music Hall LP 12": GAMH-2706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
b.Love Dance - 08:09  (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Paul Williams)
c.Old Devil Moon - 03:48  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
     Verve CD: 44006-52122-0 - The Diva Series (2003)
     Verve CD: UCCV4083 - The Diva Series (2003)
All titles on: -     Polygram CD: 529579 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1996)

Betty Carter (v) on a only.

Date: January 30 - February 1, 1987
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Betty Carter, Carmen McRae (v), Jim Hughart (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Winard Harper (d)

a.But Beautiful - 05:55  (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
b.Am I Blue - 06:45  (Grant Clarke, Harry Akst)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
c.Glad To Be Unhappy - 05:33  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
d.Where Or When  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
e.Sometimes I'm Happy - 07:54  (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans, Clifford Grey, King Pleasure)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
f.Isn't It Romantic - 02:57  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
g.Sophisticated Lady - 03:34  (Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
h.It Don't Mean A Thing - 06:10  (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
     Great American Music Hall Cassette: 52706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
All titles on: -     Great American Music Hall LP 12": GAMH-2706 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1988)
-     Polygram CD: 529579 - The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (1996)

c, d performed as medley.

Omit Carmen McRae (v) on d.

The LP resulting from these sessions "The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets" was nominated for a 1988 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Duo or Group". Carmen and Betty lost to Take 6.

Date: 1987 - Grammy Awards Ceremony

Carmen McRae (v)

a.Body And Soul  (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green)
     unissued
 

Date: June 8, 1987

Carmen McRae (v), Dizzy Gillespie (t)

a.The End Of A Beautiful Friendship  (Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn)
     Pioneer Laserdisc: PILJ-1106 - Concert Gala
 

Date: December 1987
Location: Birdland West, Long Beach, California

Carmen McRae (v), Red Holloway (as, ts), Phil Upchurch (g), John Clayton (b), Jack McDuff (or), Paul Humphrey (d)

a.(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? - 05:32  (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
b.Fine And Mellow - 09:36  (Billie Holiday)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
c.These Foolish Things - 05:27  (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
d.Black And Blue - 07:39  (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf, Harry Brooks)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
e.One More Chance - 04:16  (Carolyn A. Gillman)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
f.Just One More Chance - 04:16  (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
     unissued
g.Until The Real Thing Comes Along - 05:05  (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4877-2 - Carmen McRae - Ballad Essentials (1999)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
h.My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - 06:35  (Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake)
     Concord Jazz LP 12": CJ-342 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1988)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
i.What Is This Thing Called Love - 06:51  (Cole Porter)
     Snapper CD: - Fine And Mellow (2 CD Issue)
     Concord Jazz CD: CCD-4342 -2 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (1994)
     Concord Jazz CD: VICJ60923 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (2002)
     Concord Jazz CD: 1005 - Fine & Mellow - Live at Birdland West (SACD) (2003)
 

The resulting LP from this session "Fine and Mellow" was nominated for a 1988 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female". Carmen lost to Betty Carter.

Date: January 28, 1988 - First Set
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Carmen McRae (v), Charlie Rouse (ts), George Mraz (b), Larry Willis (p), Al Foster (d)

a.Listen To Monk - 00:36  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
b.Listen To Monk - 00:23  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
c.Listen To Monk - 03:03  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
d.Looking Back - 06:07  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
e.Man, That Was A Dream - 03:25  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
f.Still We Dream - 06:09  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
g.Get It Straight  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
h.Get It Straight - 05:26  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
i.'Round Midnight - 07:55  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
j.Suddenly  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
k.Suddenly - 03:47  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
l.Monkery's The Blues - 05:01  (Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln)
m.You Know Who - 04:06  (Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks)
n.Little Butterfly - 06:30  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
o.How I Wish - 01:43  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
p.How I Wish - 02:14  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
q.How I Wish - 03:12  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
r.Dear Ruby - 07:07  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
s.It's Over Now - 05:00  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
All titles unissued 

Date: January 28, 1988 - Second Set
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Carmen McRae (v), Charlie Rouse (ts), George Mraz (b), Larry Willis (p), Al Foster (d)

a.Listen To Monk - 03:52  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
b.Looking Back - 06:34  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
c.Man, That Was A Dream  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
d.Man, That Was A Dream - 04:37  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
e.Still We Dream - 06:15  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
f.Suddenly - 03:23  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
g.'Round Midnight - 07:39  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
h.Suddenly - 03:34  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
i.Monkery's The Blues - 05:02  (Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln)
j.You Know Who - 04:21  (Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks)
k.Little Butterfly - 06:20  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
l.How I Wish - 05:18  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
m.It's Over Now - 05:43  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
All titles unissued 

The musicians accompanying Carmen on these two sets, with the exception of George Mraz, are not identified. I have assumed that they were the exact same musicians from the January 30th and February 1st sets.

Date: January 30 & February 1, 1988
Location: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California

Carmen McRae (v), Charlie Rouse (ts), George Mraz (b), Larry Willis (p), Al Foster (d)

a.Get It Straight - 03:55  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
b.Suddenly - 03:36  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
Both titles on: -     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
-     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
-     Bluebird CD: 090266384129 - Carmen Sings Monk (Remastered) (2001)

Date: April 1988
Location: New York, New York

Carmen McRae (v), Clifford Jordan (ss, ts), George Mraz (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Al Foster (d)

a.Dear Ruby - 03:55  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
b.It's Over Now - 05:24  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
c.Monkery's The Blues - 04:51  (Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
d.You Know Who - 03:26  (Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
e.Little Butterfly - 05:12  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     BMG CD: BMG 2004 - Jazz Moments: Lazy Afternoons
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
f.Listen To Monk - 03:03  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
g.How I Wish - 04:52  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
h.Man, That Was A Dream - 02:51  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
i.'Round Midnight - 06:27  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
j.Still We Dream - 03:23  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
k.Looking Back - 05:31  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
l.Suddenly - 03:08  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
     Novus LP 12": PL-83086 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus Cassette: 3086 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
m.Get It Straight - 03:28  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
     Novus CD: BVCJ-37046 - Carmen Sings Monk
     Novus CD: 3086-2 - Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
n.ALT'Round Midnight  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
o.ALTListen To Monk  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
p.ALTMan, That Was A Dream  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
All titles on: -     Bluebird CD: 090266384129 - Carmen Sings Monk (Remastered) (2001)

The album which resulted from these sessions "Carmen Sings Monk" was nominated for a 1988 Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance - Female". Carmen lost to Ella Fitzgerald.

Date: April 29, 1988
Location: Kursaal, Bern (Switzerland)

Carmen McRae (v, p), Clifford Jordan (ts), Dizzy Gillespie (t), John Collins (g), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.Street Of Dreams - 06:20  (Victor Popular Young, Samuel M. Lewis)
b.Have You Met Miss Jones? - 04:50  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
c.Mean To Me - 03:10  (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert)
d.This Is Always - 03:50  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.My Heart Belongs To Daddy - 12:20  (Cole Porter)
f.Birks' Works - 11:01  (Dizzy Gillespie)
g.No More Blues - 03:50  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
h.For All We Know - 02:50  (Samuel M. Lewis, John Fred Coots)
i.Billie's Blues - 05:40  (Billie Holiday)
j.It's Like Reaching For The Moon - 04:20  (Al Sherman, Gerald Marqusee, Al Lewis)
k.I Thought About You - 02:58  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer)
l.The End Of A Beautiful Friendship - 05:50  (Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn)
m.Tanga - 10:05  (Mario Bauza)
All titles unissued 

Omit Carmen McRae (v) on e, f, m. Omit Clifford Jordan (ts) on d, h, j, k, l. Omit Dizzy Gillespie (t) on d, h, j, k. Omit John Collins (g) on h, j, k, l. Omit Scott Colley (b) on j, k, l. Omit Eric Gunnison (p) on j, k, l. Carmen McRae (p) on j, k, l only. Omit Mark Pulice (d) on j, k, l.

Date: May 4-5, June 28-29, 1988
Location: RCA Studios A&C, New York, New York

Harry Connick, Jr. (v, p), Carmen McRae (v)

a.Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - 02:35  (Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare)
     Sony CD: 28DP-5356 - 20
     Columbia CD: CK 44369 - 20 (1988)
     CBS/Sony CD: 28DP-5356 - 20 (1988)
 

Date: July 3, 1988
Location: Festival International de Jazz de MontrŽal, Montreal, Quebec

Carmen McRae (v), Clifford Jordan (sax), Scott Colley (b), Carmen McRae (p)

a.(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? - 02:16  (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen)
b.Street Of Dreams - 04:27  (Victor Popular Young, Samuel M. Lewis)
c.Man, That Was A Dream - 03:08  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
d.For All We Know - 03:18  (Samuel M. Lewis, John Fred Coots)
e.Getting Some Fun Out Of Life - 02:24  (Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke)
f.Old Devil Moon - 03:11  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
g.Listen To Monk - 05:41  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
h.Inside A Silent Tear - 05:17  (Mahriah Blackwolf, Blossom Dearie)
i.Upside Down (Flor de Lis) - 04:11  (Regina Werneck Neves, Caetano Viana)
j.But Not For Me - 04:19  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Samuel M. Lewis)
k.Time After Time - 02:43  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
l.Get It Straight - 03:36  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
m.You Know Who - 03:14  (Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks)
n.It's Like Reaching For The Moon - 03:13  (Al Sherman, Gerald Marqusee, Al Lewis)
o.I Only Have Eyes For You - 03:23  (Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
p.Rhythm-A-Ning - 00:50  (Thelonious Monk)
q.The Ballad Of Thelonious Monk - 03:09  (Jimmy Rowles)
All titles unissued 

Omit Carmen McRae (v) on p. Omit Clifford Jordan (sax) on n, o. Omit Scott Colley (b) on n, o. Carmen McRae (p) on n, o only.

Date: July 19, 1988
Location: Palacio de Deportes, San Sebastian, Spain

Carmen McRae (v), Clifford Jordan (ts), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison, Carmen McRae (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.Waltz For Debby - 07:57  (Bill Evans, Gene Lees)
b.Gingerbread Boy - 06:01  (Jimmy Heath)
c.Street Of Dreams - 03:58  (Victor Popular Young, Samuel M. Lewis)
d.Inside A Silent Tear - 05:21  (Mahriah Blackwolf, Blossom Dearie)
e.Old Devil Moon - 04:31  (E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane)
f.For All We Know - 03:59  (Samuel M. Lewis, John Fred Coots)
g.Getting Some Fun Out Of Life - 02:33  (Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke)
h.Ruby, My Dear - 10:02  (Thelonious Monk)
i.Listen To Monk - 02:22  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
j.Listen To Monk - 02:06  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
k.Still We Dream - 05:03  (Thelonious Monk, Mike Ferro)
l.Get It Straight - 03:46  (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher)
m.Upside Down (Flor de Lis) - 05:44  (Regina Werneck Neves, Caetano Viana)
n.How Long Has This Been Going On? - 05:16  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
o.I Never Felt This Way Before - 03:32  (Al Dubin, Duke Ellington)
p.I Mean You - 04:51  (Thelonious Monk)
q.'Round Midnight - 09:22  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
r.The Ballad Of Thelonious Monk - 05:34  (Jimmy Rowles)
All titles unissued 

Omit Carmen McRae (v) on a, b. Omit Clifford Jordan (ts) on c, n. Omit Scott Colley (b) on c, n. Omit Eric Gunnison (p) on c, n. Carmen McRae (p) on n only. Omit Mark Pulice (d) on c, n.

Date: ca. 1988/1989
Location: California

Carmen McRae (v), Jon Crosse (f, pic, cl, ss, as, ts, t), Freddie Hubbard (t), Mel Graves (b), David Witham (p), Clare Fischer (key), Paul Kreibich (d), Luis Conte (per)

a.Mary Had A Little Lamb - 02:54  (Marty Symes, Matt Malneck)
b.London Bridge Is Falling Down  (Ira Schuster, Abel Baer, Tot Seymour)
c.Baa Baa Black Sheep
d.Three Blind Mice  (Traditional)
e.I Love Little Kitty
f.Hickory Dickory Dock - 03:55  (Traditional)
All titles on: -     Jazz Cat Productions Cassette: JCC 202 - Peter & The Wolf Play Jazz / Cool Mother Goose Suite (1989)

Carmen McRae (v) on a, f only. Jon Crosse (f) on b, d only. Jon Crosse (pic) on d only. Jon Crosse (cl) on e only. Jon Crosse (ss) on d only. Omit Jon Crosse (as) on c, d, e. Jon Crosse (ts) on c only. Omit Jon Crosse (t) on b, d, e. Omit Freddie Hubbard (t) on b, c, d. Omit David Witham (p) on b, e. Clare Fischer (key) on b, e only. Luis Conte (per) on b, e only.

Date: June 21-24, 1989
Location: Cologne, Germany

Carmen McRae (v), John Clayton Jr. (con, a), Olivier Peters, Harald Rosenstein, Heiner Viberny (as), Rolf Ršmer (ts), Paul Peuker (bar), Rob Bruynen, Jon Eardly, Andy Haderer, Roy Hargrove (t), Henning Berg, Roy Deuvall, Dave Horler, Bernt Laukamp (tb), Milan Lulic (g), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison, Carmen McRae (p), John Von Ohlen (d)

a.In Walked Bud - 02:45  (Thelonious Monk)
b.Sunday - 07:05  (Chester Conn, Bennie Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne)
c.For All We Know - 03:26  (Samuel M. Lewis, John Fred Coots)
d.I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before - 05:19  (Roger Kellaway, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
e.I Didn't Know What Time It Was - 03:52  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
f.A Song For You - 03:27  (Leon Russell)
g.Miss Brown To You - 04:04  (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting, Ralph Rainger)
h.Dream Of Life - 05:04  (Luther Henderson Jr., Carmen McRae)
i.(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? - 04:10  (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen)
j.If The Moon Turns Green - 02:32  (Paul Coates, Bernie D. Hanighen)
k.Weaver Of Dreams - 02:59  (Victor Popular Young, John M. Elliott)
All titles on: -     Qwest CD: 46340-2 - Dream of Life (1998)
-     Warner Bros. CD: 46340 - Dream of Life (1998)

Omit John Clayton Jr. (con) on k. Omit Olivier Peters (as) on k. Omit Harald Rosenstein (as) on k. Omit Heiner Viberny (as) on k. Omit Rolf Ršmer (ts) on k. Omit Paul Peuker (bar) on k. Omit Rob Bruynen (t) on k. Omit Jon Eardly (t) on k. Omit Andy Haderer (t) on k. Roy Hargrove (t) on g, h, i only. Omit Henning Berg (tb) on k. Omit Roy Deuvall (tb) on k. Omit Dave Horler (tb) on k. Omit Bernt Laukamp (tb) on k. Omit Milan Lulic (g) on k. Omit Scott Colley (b) on k. Omit Eric Gunnison (p) on k. Carmen McRae (p) on k only. Omit John Von Ohlen (d) on k. Omit John Clayton Jr. (a) on k.

Date: July 20, 1989
Location: 23rd Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland

Carmen McRae (v), Dizzy Gillespie (t), Carmen McRae (p)

a.The End Of A Beautiful Friendship  (Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn)
     Act Jazz CD: ACT 9001-2 - Live in Montreux (1998)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
     Videoarts Laserdisc: VALJ-3388 - Montreux Jazz Festival
 

Date: November 19, 1989
Location: Bird, Yokohama, Japan

Carmen McRae (v), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison, Carmen McRae (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.Never Let Me Go - 02:31  (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)
b.Blame It On My Youth - 04:14  (Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman)
c.Yesterdays - 04:27  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
d.My Funny Valentine - 02:59  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
e.Time After Time - 02:42  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
f.My Foolish Heart - 06:17  (Ned Washington, Victor Popular Young)
g.Satin Doll - 04:07  (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer)
h.Just In Time - 04:35  (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
i.It Never Entered My Mind - 05:21  (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
j.New York State Of Mind - 05:03  (Billy Joel)
k.Star Eyes - 03:18  (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
l.The Ballad Of Thelonious Monk - 05:29  (Jimmy Rowles)
m.Rhythm-A-Ning - 00:21  (Thelonious Monk)
n.I Never Felt This Way Before - 03:45  (Al Dubin, Duke Ellington)
o.Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry - 04:27  (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
p.Yardbird Suite - 03:23  (Charlie Parker)
q.Rhythm-A-Ning - 00:57  (Thelonious Monk)
All titles on: -     Victor CD: VIJ-122 - New York State Of Mind: Live At Bird

Omit Carmen McRae (v) on m, q. Omit Eric Gunnison (p) on n, o, p. Carmen McRae (p) on n, o, p only.

Date: December 19, 1989
Location: Goody Club, Harajuku, Tokyo

Carmen McRae (v), Scott Colley (b), Eric Gunnison, Carmen McRae (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.I Hear Music - 02:00  (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser)
b.Am I Blue - 04:18  (Grant Clarke, Harry Akst)
c.On Green Dolphin Street - 04:02  (Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington)
d.This Is Always - 04:23  (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)
e.I Concentrate On You - 04:22  (Cole Porter)
f.My Old Flame - 03:38  (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston)
g.Getting Some Fun Out Of Life - 01:59  (Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke)
h.Guess Who I Saw Today - 04:11  (Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd)
i.I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away The Key) - 02:06  (Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand)
j.Love Dance - 07:16  (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Paul Williams)
k.No More Blues - 04:02  (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jon Hendricks, Jessie Cavanaugh)
l.I'm In the Mood For Love - 03:49  (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh)
m.A Hundred Years From Today - 03:49  (Victor Popular Young, Ned Washington, Joe Young)
All titles on: -     Nippon Crown DVD: CRBJ-1 - Last Live in Tokyo (2004)

Omit Scott Colley (b) on l, m. Omit Eric Gunnison (p) on l, m. Carmen McRae (p) on l, m only. Omit Mark Pulice (d) on l, m.

Date: July 10, 1990
Location: Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy

Carmen McRae (v), Mark Simon (b), Eric Gunnison (p), Mark Pulice (d)

a.Suddenly - 01:39  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
b.I'm Glad There Is You - 04:30  (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira Mertz)
c.I Only Have Eyes For You - 04:11  (Al Dubin, Harry Warren)
d.This Masquerade - 05:50  (Leon Russell)
     Fuel CD: 302 061 578 2 - An Introduction to Carmen McRae (2006)
e.Yesterdays - 04:28  (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
f.'Round Midnight - 09:39  (Bernie D. Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams)
g.How I Wish - 03:23  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
h.Listen To Monk - 02:01  (Thelonious Monk, Jon Hendricks)
i.I Never Felt This Way Before - 02:58  (Al Dubin, Duke Ellington)
j.New York State Of Mind - 05:03  (Billy Joel)
All titles on: -     Egea CD: EUJ 1003 - Live At Umbria Jazz (2002)

Date: October 12, 1990
Location: Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (ldr), Carmen McRae (v), Charles Ables (eb), Shirley Horn (p), Steve Williams (d)

a.WFA1-0660-4I've Got The World On A String - 03:27  (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
b.FA1-0661-16Misty - 04:08  (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
c.WFA1-0671-23/26I'll Be Seeing You - 04:55  (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     RCA Victor CD: 090266878420 - RCA Victor: 80th Anniversary Volume 8 (1990-1997) (1997)
d.take 32Wave - 04:03  (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
e.take 7Embraceable You - 07:42  (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
All titles on: -     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)

Date: October 13, 1990
Location: Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (ldr), Carmen McRae (v), Charles Ables (eb), Shirley Horn (p), Steve Williams (d)

a.WFA1-0663-46Send In The Clowns - 03:53  (Stephen Sondheim)
b.WFA1-0666-40The Best Is Yet To Come - 02:35  (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
c.WFA1-0669-35It's Magic - 04:57  (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
d.FA1-0670-53Dedicated To You - 06:03  (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
All titles on: -     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
-     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)

Date: October 14, 1990
Location: Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (ldr), Carmen McRae (v), Clifford Jordan (ts), Charles Ables (eb), Shirley Horn (p), Steve Williams (d)

a.WFA1-0662-78Wonder Why - 02:46  (Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodsky)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
b.WFA1-0664-82Black Coffee - 06:21  (Paul Francis Webster, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
c.WFA1-0665-98/99Tenderly - 05:20  (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
d.WFA1-0668-95The Lamp Is Low - 03:03  (Mitchell Parish, Peter De Rose, Maurice Ravel)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
e.WFA1-0672-8Sarah - 03:41  (Carroll Coates)
     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
f.WFA1-0672-12Sarah - 03:40  (Carroll Coates)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
g.take 4If You Could See Me Now - 05:08  (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman)
     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)
h.The Christmas Song - 03:37  (Mel Torme, Robert Wells)
     Novus CD: 513159T - A Merry Jazzmas (1991)
     Rhino CD: R2 71786 - Jingle Bell Jam: Jazz Christmas Classics (1994)
 

Clifford Jordan (ts) on h only. Omit Charles Ables (eb) on e, f, h. Omit Steve Williams (d) on e, f.

Date: November 5, 1990
Location: Clinton Recording Studios, New York, New York

Carmen McRae (ldr), Carmen McRae (v), Shirley Horn (p)

a.WFA1-0659-32/36Poor Butterfly - 03:59  (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
     RCA CD: 68713 - The Collected Carmen McRae (1998)
b.WFA1-0667-30I Will Say Goodbye - 02:36  (Eddie Bacri, Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
Both titles on: -     Novus CD: 3110-2-N - Sarah - Dedicated To You (1991)
-     Bluebird CD: 82876-52441-2 - Sarah - Dedicated To You (Remastered) (2003)